AT 652 -- Atmospheric Remote Sensing Course Objective - to highlight the basic interactions between electromagnetic radiation and matter using examples drawn from remote sensing techniques that are commonly used in atmospheric sciences. The course is presented with the belief that an understanding of these interactions provides a solid foundation for understanding not only other topics of remote sensing not covered in the course, but also the processes that govern the distribution of radiation in the Earth's atmosphere. Introduction Course detail, objectives and outline Satellite platforms Inversion theory (brief overview) General reference material Lecture Material: Powerpoint | Basic properties of electromagnetic radiation Electromagnetic spectrum Propagation Doppler effect Polarization Emission Lecture Material: Powerpoint Interaction on the microscopic scale: molecular absorption Molecular absorption spectra Line absorption Transmission functions Spectrometers Lecture Material: Powerpoint Interaction on the macroscopic level: particle scattering Polarization of matter Refractive index Reflection / Refraction of slab Dipole scattering Particle scattering, backscattering: Depolarization ratios, ZDR and CDR Lecture Material: Powerpoint Passive sensing using extinction based methods Beer's Law Aerosol microphysics and turbidity Ozone, Dobson methods SAGE, aerosol, polar cloudiness, and stratospheric water vapor Lecture Material: Powerpoint Passive sensing using scattering methods Radiative transfer Ozone: UV backscattering Aerosol Precipitation Clouds Lecture Material: Powerpoint Passive sensing using emission based methods Radiative transfer Precipitation Column water vapor and liquid water Sea Surface temperature Sounding: weighting functions, vertical and limb sounding of temperature, moisture sounding Lecture Material: Powerpoint Active sensing Radar and lidar equations Range resolution and scanning Incoherent sensing: backscatter, polarization, attenuation DIAL Doppler systems: radar, lidar and wind profilers Lecture Material: Powerpoint Reference Material The main reference for this course will be ``Remote Sensing of the Lower Atmosphere: An Introduction'' by Graeme Stephens. Additional references include the following: Schanda, E., 1986: Physical Fundamentals of Remote Sensing, Springer Verlag, 187 pp. Houghton, J. T., F. W. Taylor and C. D. Rodgers, 1984: Remote Sounding of the Atmosphere, Cambridge Univ. Press, 343 pp. Elachi, C., 1987: Introduction of the Physics and Techniques of Remote Sensing, Wiley, 413 pp. Vaughan, R. A. (Ed), 1987: Remote Sensing Applications in Meteorology and Climatology, NATO ASI Series, Series C: Mathematical and Physical Sciences Vol. 201, 480 pp. Harris, R., 1987: Satellite Remote Sensing: An Introduction, RKP, London and New York, 220 pp. Measures, R. M., 1984: Laser Remote Sensing, Wiley, 510 pp. Battan, L. J., 1973: Radar Observations of the Atmosphere (revised edition), Uni. of Chicago Press, 324 pp. Doviak, R. J. and D. S. Zrinc, 1984: Doppler Radar and Weather Observations, AP, 458 pp. Derr, V. E. (Ed), 1972: Remote Sensing of the Troposphere, NOAA/Uni. of Col. Publ. Tsang, L., J. A. Kong and R. T. Shin, 1985: Theory of Microwave Remote Sensing, Wiley, 613 pp. Ulaby, F. T., R. K. Moore and A. K. Fung, 1981: Microwave Remote Sensing Vols I-III, Addison-Westy, 2161 pp. Baker, D. J., 1990: Planet Earth: The View from Space. Harvard, 191 pp. Rees, W. G., 1990: Physical Principles of Remote Sensing, C. U. P., 247 pp. Other texts related to the material covered in this course are: Bohren, C. F. and D. R. Huffman, 1983: Absorption and Scattering of Light by Small Particles, Wiley, 530 pp. Chamberlain, J. W. and D. M. Hunten, 1987: Theory of Planetary Atmospheres: An Introduction to Their Physics and Chemistry, AP, 481 pp. Goody, R. M. and Y. L. Yung, 1989: Atmospheric Radiation: Theoretical Basis, Oxford Univ. Press, 519 pp. Ishimaru, A., 1978: Wave Propagation and Scattering in Random Media, Vols I & II, AP, 250 pp. Bohren, C. F., 1988: Clouds in a Glass of Beer, Wiley, 195 pp. Sobel, M. I., 1987: Univ. of Chicago Press, 255 pp. Additional documents Retrieval Theory: Powerpoint Engelen and Stephens, 1996: Acrobat Review 1 Powerpoint Department of Atmospheric Science Colorado State University Fort Collins, Colorado 80523-1371 E-Mail: Webmaster Last Modified: April 2003