Introduction Metr280: Independent Study on Satellite Meteorology/ClimatologySlide 2Slide 3Focus on Good Understanding ofTo become expertise onSlide 6Class ProjectText Book and Critical ReferencesGrading and Exams:ComputerIntroductionMetr280: Independent Study on Satellite Meteorology/ClimatologyProfessor Menglin JinAfter this class, you should have in-depth understanding on Physical principles behind the remote sensing of atmosphere, land, and ocean properties fromSatellite orbits and repeat coverage required for global observationsFundamental concepts and terminology of radiative transferAtmospheric absorption and transmission characteristicsRadiance & irradianceScattering phase functionOptical thicknessSingle and multiple scatteringFamiliar the recent NASA satellite observations, in particular, land and atmosphere be able to access, analyze, and visualize the data be able to identify important research topics, and capable to find approach to work on the topicBe able to use GRADS, IDL/MATLAB to plot dataGOAL of this classFocus on Good Understanding of•How to measure land surface properties:Skin TemperatureAlbedo Land Cover Vegetation (LAI, NDVI)Clouds (for land-atmosphere interactions)AerosolsWater VaporTo become expertise on•Using IDL and Grads Computer Program to Analyze EOS MODIS ObservationsFrequently visit Useful NASA’s web site, at ...http://earthobservatory. nasa.govClass Project•An independent study with the professor by each student•Focus: Land Surface»Land surface climatology»Land surface-atmosphere interaction•Data: NASA EOS MODIS, TRMM•Identify research topic by Feb. 15, 2009Text Book and Critical References•Books: Satellite Meteoroology –by Stanley Kidder and Thomas H. V. Haar (SM)Our Changing Planet – Michael D. King (MD)•References•Assigned ppt•Critical papers•websitesGrading and Exams:•280 (graduate indepent Study)Test/Final Exam 30%Lab/homework assignments 30%Lit. review/poster 10%Research Project 30%Computer•Vortex.met.sjsu.eduAsk for an account – send me your longin name Access satellite data, sample GRADS/IDL scripts, papers
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