ATMS 749 Radiation Transfer Notes [Main Page] [Homework] [previous notes 2006 ]

Radiation Transfer Hangouts.

16 Oct 08 Thursday

Midterm 1. Covers Ch1 - Ch7 and everything below to this point.

14 Oct 08 Tuesday

Ch7 presentation . Read Chapter 7.

9 Oct 08 Thursday

Ch7 presentation Read Chapter 7. Discuss homework for upcoming class. Bring questions to class.

7 Oct 08 Tuesday

Ch7 presentation . Read Chapter 7. Review homework.

2 Oct 08 Thursday

Ch6 presentation (2nd part).
Discuss homework. Bring questions to class.
Students must go through these online tutorials on microwave active and passive remote sensing:
1. Microwave remote sensing introduction, 2. Applications, 3. Advanced Applications.
Spreadsheet to calculate polarized reflectances: May be useful to check your results.

30 Sep 08 Tuesday

Ch6 presentation (lst part). Read chapter 6 in preparation.
Simple model for surface temperature given in presentation.
Discuss homework. Bring questions to class.

25 Sep 08 Thursday

Finish Ch5 presentation.
Primer for the aerosol optics presentation in the afternoon: application of Ch4 and Ch5.
Ch6 presentation (lst part). Read chapter 6 in preparation.
Discuss homework. Bring questions to class.

23 Sep 08 Tuesday

Ch5 presentation. Read chapter 5 and chapter 6 in preparation.
Discuss selected solutions to homework 4 (students will present their results).

18 Sep 08 Thursday

Ch4 presentation. Read chapter 4 and chapter 5 in preparation.
Discuss computational methods needed to solve homework 4.
Practice presentation on aerosol optics.

16 Sep 08 Tuesday

Students present their sun photometer measurements (we will use the opaque projector, so your results can be presented from paper graphs.)
Ch4 presentation. Read chapter 4 in preparation.
Go to one radiation transfer hangout.
Get started on the homework early.
Atmospheric Optics

11 Sep 08 Thursday

Ch3 presentation. Read chapter 3 in preparation.
Sun photometer theory, practical aspects of the instruments.
Sunphotometer presentation.
Sun photometer measurements and discussion of the homework. Notes for homework.

9 Sep 08 Tuesday

Example problems. Bring your questions to class. Some notes on the first homework assignment.
Ch3 presentation. Read chapter 3 in preparation.

4 Sep 08

Continue presentation on chapter 2, Properties of Radiation , Maxwell's equation, Snell's law, refractive index of water and ice in the IR, Fresnel coefficients, skin depth and collapsing soot optics, radiance, radiant intensity, flux, irradiance.
Reminder: Enhanced learning opportunities are provided by reading from other text books as well.

2 Sep 08

Presentation on chapter 2, Properties of Radiation , Maxwell's equation, Snell's law, refractive index of water and ice in the IR, Fresnel coefficients, skin depth and collapsing soot optics.
Why is lightning sometimes seen and not heard?
Rotation of the sun.

28 Aug 08

Prepare by reading chapters 1 and 2. Begin working on the homework. Bring questions to class.
Finish presentation on chapter 1.
Demos: Coherent and incoherent light (laser and broadband sources); diffraction grating for 2 wavelengths,
nonlinear optics in green laser pointer counter example, coated soot slide semiconductor of DC current in relation to refractive index.
Presentation on chapter 2, Maxwell's equation, Snell's law, refractive index of water and ice in the IR, Fresnel coefficients, skin depth and collapsing soot optics.

26 Aug 08

Syllabus
Presentation on chapter 1, Introduction, E&M waves, overview of radiation in the atmosphere and the global radiation balance.
Geostationary Satellite Images examples of visible, IR, and water vapor.

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