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The objective of this course is to provide a profound overview of remote sensing methods for atmospheric research and meteorology from ground, airborne and spaceborne platforms. The emphasis of this course will be on active, optical remote sensing with lasers. Passive remote sensing methods will be discussed in comparison with active lidar techniques. The participants should learn how to analyse remote sensing data and gain some insights into recent research activities.

1.) Principles of remote sensing with emphasis on active remote sensing of the atmosphere and satellite orbits

2) Scattering in the atmosphere, measurement of aerosol and cloud properties with recent example of volcanic ash observations

3) Lidar technology and principle of trace gas and water vapour measurements

4) Advanced Lidar methods

5) Wind observations from satellites and principles of Doppler Lidars

6) Comparison between active and passive remote sensing methods

7) 1 or 2-day excursion to a research centre, e.g. DLR, Meteorological Observatory of DWD, Hohenpeissenberg, or Environmental Research Station Schneefernerhaus UFS at Zugspitze.

 Vorlesung mit Übung (Vorträge der Studierenden)

mündliche Einzelprüfungen

Köpke, P., M. Sachweh (2012): Satellitenmeteorologie. UTB Stuttgart, 411 Seiten.

Schumann, U. (2012): Atmospheric Physics. Background-Methods-Trends. Springer, Heidelberg, 877 pages.

Weitkamp, C (2005): Lidar Range-Resolved Optical Remote Sensing of the Atmosphere, Springer, New York, 455 pages.

Burrows, John P.; Platt, Ulrich; Borrell, Peter (Eds.) (2011): The Remote Sensing of Tropospheric Composition from Space, Springer New York, 536pages

1 or 2-day excursion to a research center, e.g. DLR, Meteorological Observatory of DWD, Hohenpeissenberg, Environmental Research Station Schneefernerhaus UFS at Zugspitze, or similar.