PHYS417-06S1 (U) Semester One 2006 (University Campus)

Atmospheric Remote Sensing

20 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 20 February 2006
End Date: Sunday, 2 July 2006
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 5 March 2006
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 28 May 2006

Description

Atmospheric Remote Sensing

The aim of this course is to allow the student to appreciate the methods used to make atmospheric measurements and to understand the physical principles behind these techniques.

The first part of the course will deal with the use of radar in atmospheric remote sending. The fundamental principles of radar will be discussed and the physics underlying the scattering processes observed will be examined in some detail. The calculation of antenna polar diagrams will also be discussed. Two atmospheric remote sensing radar systems will also be detailed briefly, these being Meteor radar and ST radar systems. Students will also visit the Birdlings Flat radar field site to examine working atmospheric remote sensing radars.

The second part of the course will focus on the physical principles underlying optical remote sensing. The difference between passive and active remote sensing techniques will then be discussed. Passive ground-based and Satellite-based remote sensing systems will also be discussed. Specific instruments will be discussed to explain the use of general techniques. For example, the Dobson spectrophotometer will be discussed in some detail. We will also deal with Active optical remote sensing techniques, such as Lidar (Light detection and ranging).

Prerequisites

Subject to approval of the Head of Department.

Course Coordinator / Lecturer

Adrian McDonald

Lecturer

Jack Baggaley

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage 
Final Examination 100%

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $728.00

* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.

For further information see Physics and Astronomy .

All PHYS417 Occurrences

  • PHYS417-06S1 (U) Semester One 2006 (University Campus)
  • PHYS417-06S2 (U) Semester Two 2006 (University Campus) - Not Offered
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