MET 4410 Remote Sensing: Radar and Satellite Meteorology
& MET 5412 Remote Sensing in Meteorology (Dr. Haiyan Jiang, Fall 2023)
Course overview
This course focuses on the principles and practices of satellite and radar remote sensing as used in the atmospheric sciences. We will survey the basic atmospheric radiation, review the principles of radar and satellite meteorology, and learn imagery interpretation. The course will cover electronic-magnetic frequencies from visible to microwave, descriptions of important satellite orbits and sensors, the retrieval of atmospheric variables from active and passive systems, and basic principles of interpretation. Graduate students will have the opportunity to work on a research-related literature review to increase their ability to utilize remote sensing tools in their research/thesis work.
Class web site: http://faculty.fiu.edu/~hajian/MET4410_5412/MET4410_5412.html
Location: Fully-online (canvas)
Instructor: Dr. Haiyan Jiang, Email:haiyan.jiang@fiu.edu
Office Hours: By appointment/email only
Prerequisites: PHY2048, PHY2049, and General Meteorology (or instructor’s permission).
Textbooks (recommended):
1. Radar for Meteorologists, (Rinehart, 5th edition; http://www.radarwx.com/How_to_Order.html );
2. A First Course in Atmospheric Radiation (Petty, Grant W., 2nd Edition, http://www.sundogpublishing.com);
3. One of the reference books from 1, 3, 4 below (Powerpoints of lecture notes will be posted online at our course website).
Reference books:
1. Satellite Meteorology: An Introduction (Kidder and Vonder Haar, Academic Press, 1995)
2. Centimeter & Millimeter Wavelength Radars in Meteorology (Lhermitte, Lhermitte Publications, 2002)
3. Fundamentals of Atmospheric Physics (Salby, M. L., Academic Press, 1997)
4. Atmospheric Science: An Introductory Survey (Wallace, J. M., P. B. Hobbs, Academic Press, 1977 or 2005)
Syllabus (pdf, simplified version; full version is on Canvas)
Lecture Notes:
Module 1:
Lecture 1: Overview of Remote Rensing
Lecture 2: Brief History of Radar & Satellite Meteorology
Module 2:
Lecture 3: Atmospheric Radiation Basics
Lecture 4: Global Insolation & EM Spectrum
Module 3:
FIU WxChallenge Overview Slides; Useful Links to Help WxChallenge Forecasts; and FIU Local WxChallenge Team Website
Module 4:
Lecture 8: Radiative Transfer Equations
Lecture 9: Reflection & Refraction
Lecture 10: Extinction Parameters and Rayleigh and Mie Scattering
Module 5:
Lecture 12: Curvature and Super-Refraction; Radar Eq for Point Targets
Lecture 13: Radar Pulse Characteristics and Radar Eq for Distributed Targets
Module 6:
Lecture 15: Part1: Doppler Velocity and Doppler Dilemma & Part2: Interpreting Doppler Velocity Patterns
Lecture 16: Meteorological Radar Targets
Lecture 17: Z-R relationships, Hail & Attenuation
Module 7:
Lecture 18: Meteorological Satellite Orbits
Lecture 19: Operational Remote Sensing in Visible, IR, and Microwave Channels
Lecture 21: Satellite Image Interpretation: Identifying Clouds
Reading Materials:
Petty's book Ch1-3: Basics of Atmospheric Radiation
Radar Book Ch2: Radar Hardware
Radar Book Ch4: Radar Equation for Point Targets
Radar Book Ch5: Distributed Targets
Radar Book Ch6: Doppler Velocity Measurements
A Guide for Interpreting Doppler Velocity Patterns
Radar Book Ch8: Meteorological Targets
Satellite Meteorology Book Ch2: Orbits and Navigation
Useful Links:
GOES Satellite Imagery at NASA/MSFC: http://weather.msfc.nasa.gov/GOES/
Miami WSR-88D Radar Base Reflectivity:http://radar.weather.gov/ridge/radar.php?rid=amx&product=N0R&overlay=11101111&loop=no
Miami WSR-88D Radar Loop http://radar.weather.gov/ridge/radar.php?rid=AMX&product=N0R&overlay=11101111&loop=yes
National Radar Mosaic: http://radar.weather.gov/ridge/Conus/
NRL Satellite Imagery Site: http://www.nrlmry.navy.mil/sat_products.html