MR3522 Remote Sensing of the Atmosphere and Ocean/Laboratory

(SS3525 is used for non Air-Ocean students.) Same as MR3520 plus laboratory sessions on the concepts considered in the lecture series. Prerequisites: Same as MR3520.

Prerequisite

MR3520

Lecture Hours

4

Lab Hours

2

Course Learning Outcomes

·       Understand fundamentals of how satellite-, airborne-, and surface-based instruments provide information about the atmosphere, ocean surface and land surface, including how radiative transfer through the atmosphere impacts observations.

·       Visualize and interpret data from a variety of remote sensing instruments, primarily through lab exercises.

·       Develop an improved, holistic understanding of how to apply information from various remote sensing platforms, including new state-of-the-art instruments, in research and operational settings.