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ATMO555 - Introduction to Atmospheric and Hydrology Remote Sensing

Hydrology & Atmospheric SciGraduateUA - UA General

Course ID

039592

Course Description

The purpose of this course is to introduce the basic remote sensing techniques and their applications to the atmosphere, hydrology and other fields. This includes understanding the basic concepts of radiation transfer, passive and active remote sensing, satellite and ground-based remote sensing and their retrieval techniques. Finally, inversion techniques in remote sensing will be briefly introduced and the uncertainties/errors of the retrieved cloud and precipitation properties will be estimated.

Graduate students will do some homework, but primarily work on processing and analyzing the aircraft, ground-based and satellite remote sensing data collected from instructors research projects. Graduate students will get hands-on experience by doing these projects using IDL, MATLAB, FORTRAN, or other programs. For some projects, I may provide key codes as a reference.

Min Units

3

Max Units

3

Repeatable for Credit

No

Grading Basis

GRD - Regular Grades A, B, C, D, E

Career

Graduate

Course Attributes

CE - CL (Cross Listed), GIDP - ARL (Arid Lands Resource Sciences), GIDP - GC (Global Change), GIDP - REM (Remote Sensing & Spatial An.)

Course Requisites

General knowledge about hydrology, atmospheric sciences, and/or Earth systems/ the environment. Basic computer programming background or course (e.g., ISTA 130, CSC 110, GEOS 280, or equivalent course) is necessary. Or consent of instructor.

Cross Listed Courses

May be convened with

ATMO455

Component

Lecture

Optional Component

No