Individual course details
Study programme Meteorology
Chosen research area (module)  
Nature and level of studies Undergraduate studies
Name of the course Remote sensing
Professor (lectures) Nemanja Kovačević, assistant professor
Professor/associate (examples/practical) Nemanja Kovačević, assistant professor
Professor/associate (additional)  
ECTS 6 Status (required/elective) elective
Access requirements  
Aims of the course Students should be familiar with the basic concepts of remote sensing in meteorology.
Learning outcomes Students should acquire the basic knowledge of radar and satellite meteorology.
Contents of the course
Lectures 1. History of radar; Types of radar. 2. Radar hardware 3. Electromagnetic waves; Refractive index; Standard refraction; Superrefraction; Subrefraction; Ducting. 4. Radar equation for point targets. 5. Distributed targets. 6. Doppler velocity measurements. 7. Spectrum width and turbulence. 8. Non-meteorological targets. 9. Meteorological targets. Radar equation for meteorological targets 10. Clear-air return 11. Advanced meteorological uses of radar. 12. Mobile platforms. NEXRAD i TDWR.  13. Quantification. 14. Evolution of satellite meteorology. 15. Satellite orbits. 16. Absorption, emission, reflection, and scattering. 17. Detecting clouds. 18. Surface temperature. 19. Techniques for determining atmospheric parameters.
Examples/ practical classes Interpretation of the results obtained by radars or satellites.
Recommended books
1 Rinehart, R E. (1992) Radar for meteorologist.
2 Menzel, W.P. (2006) Remote sensing applications with meteorological satellites.
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Number of classes (weekly)
Lectures Examples&practicals   Student project Additional
3        
Teaching and learning methods Lectures: Radar and satellite meteorology
Assessment (maximal 100)
assesed coursework mark examination mark
coursework   written examination  
practicals   oral examination 100
papers      
presentations