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CEFOP– Minicourse 1

Dr. Elian Wolfram

Fecha: January 16th and 17th, 2012

Table of contents:

  1. Introduction to atmosphere (composition and structure). Introducción a la atmósfera (composición y estructura)
  2. Earth´s radiation budget: nuclear Winter example. Balance radiativo en la atmósfera: ejemplo de invierno nuclear
  3. Remote sensing instrumentation: passive and active techniques. Instrumentos de sensado remoto de la atmósfera: técnicas pasivas y activas
  4. Introduction to how use the radiative transfer models: Practice example of modeling on UV solar radiation on surface.  Introducción al uso de modelos de transferencia radiativa: ejemplo práctico de modelización de la radiación solar UV en superficie.
  5. Study of solar radiation at the Atmospheric Observatory of Austral Patagonia. Estudio de radiación  solar en el Observatorio Atmosférico de la Patagonia Austral
  6. Applications of differential absorption lidar (DIAL) technique to study of austral ozone hole. Aplicaciones de la técnica lidar de absorción diferencial (DIAL) al estudio del agujero de ozono austral

Bibliography

1.      Atmospheric Radiation, R. M. Goody and Y. L. Yung, Oxford University Press, 1989.

2. Laser Remote Sensing, Fundamentals and Applications, Raymond M. Measures. Wiley-Interscience Publication, John Wiley & Sons, 1984.

CEFOP– Minicourse 2

Dr. David Whiteman

Date: January 17th and 18th, 2012

Table of contents:

  1. Lidar History
  2. Introduction to different Lidar techniques
  3. Introduction to atmospheric physics

Bibliography

1. An Introduction to Atmospheric Radiation, Liou, Academic Press, 1980.

2. Atmospheric Radiation, Goody and Yung, Oxford Press, 1989.

3. Optics of the Atmosphere, McCartney, Wiley and Sons, 1976

4. Hess, M., P. Koepke, I. Schult, “Optical Properties of Aerosols and Clouds: The software package OPAC”, Bull. Amer. Soc., 79, 5, pp. 831 - 844.

5. E. P. Shettle and R. W. Fenn, “Models for the aerosols of the lower atmosphere and the effects of humidity variations on their optical properties, AFGL-TR-79-0214 U.S. Air Force Geophysics Laboratory, Hanscom Air Force Base, Mass., 1979.

CEFOP– Minicourse 3

Dr. Eduardo Landulfo

Date: January 18th and 19th, 2012

Table of contents:

  1. Introduction to atmospheric remote sensing by Lidar
  2. Scattering Mie and Scattering Rayleigh
  3. Elastic Lidar, practical issues
  4. Introduction to atmospheric aerosols

Bibliography:

  1. Raymond Measures, Remote Sensing of the Atmosphere with Lasers
  2. Kovalev, The Elastic Lidar
  3. Klaus Weitkamp, Lidar Range-Resolved Optical Remote Sensing of the Atmosphere

CEFOP– Minicourse 4:

“Diseño de Sensores Remotos Láser - Laser Remote Sensing Design”

Dr. Alvaro Bastidas

Date: January 19th and 20th, 2012

Outline

  1. 1. Scattering form of the Lidar equation
  2. 2. Geometry of the receiver
  3. 3. Overlap Factor
  4. 4. Geometrical form factor
  5. 5. Geometrical compression of the return signal

Bibliography

1.      Atmospheric Radiation, R. M. Goody and Y. L. Yung, Oxford University Press, 1989.

2. Laser Remote Sensing, Fundamentals and Applications, Raymond M. Measures. Wiley-Interscience Publication, John Wiley & Sons, 1984.

3.      Elastic Lidar, Theory, Practice, and Analysis Methods, Vladimir A. Kovalev, Wiley-IEEE, 2004.

4.      Fundamentals of Atmospheric Radiation, Craig F. Bohren and Eugene E. Clothiaux, Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH, 2006.