pic2 2018-04-05 11:45:21

this is on the job training for me.

ramsettj 2017-12-26 08:52:31

na

frankstrait 2017-12-09 22:30:23

My primary concern with this lesson as with others is that you don't know which answers you missed in the multiple response quiz questions, making it difficult to figure out what you need to go back an review.

navinsinghweather 2017-09-18 22:57:17

This lesson increased my understanding of remote sensing in tropical meteorology.

bwendeln 2017-04-30 07:12:08

good stuff

larua.hughes 2017-04-28 16:23:34

very hard test

shawn_ 2017-03-29 20:38:47

thanks

mskim 2017-03-29 20:30:21

thanks you for your appreciation

ant3927 2017-03-29 19:58:48

It is very interesting but the answer is needed!

ridley.agiomea 2017-03-06 00:52:44

This lesson is very helpful as it is very detail and specific in its content and I although it is my first time to come across some of the informations I enjoyed it and would suggest to other work mates to sign up and learn from these resourceful informations.

ridley.agiomea 2017-03-06 00:52:42

This lesson is very helpful as it is very detail and specific in its content and I although it is my first time to come across some of the informations I enjoyed it and would suggest to other work mates to sign up and learn from these resourceful informations.

dkimonye 2016-10-24 04:54:50

The lesson was very educative, well formatted. I has a great emphasis on aviation hazards which is quiet in line with the course.

baura 2016-10-10 07:27:38

The topic was tough and needs thorough research

eric.young13 2015-10-30 02:42:04

Not a level 1 course, nor does it take 1-1.25 hours. Otherwise a nice course.

At the end of this chapter, users should understand and be able to describe:

* Why remote sensing is important in the tropics
* Several tropical applications of ground-based radars
* The advantages and limitations of airborne and spaceborne radar
* Several tropical meteorology applications of satellite radar and microwave remote sensing
* The benefits and weaknesses of satellite estimates of water vapor content
* How GPS satellite signals are used to derive temperature and humidity profiles and how this benefits tropical meteorology
* The benefits and weaknesses of satellite precipitation estimates
* How lightning is detected by satellite
* The benefits and weaknesses of satellite wind estimation
* Why microwave sensors are useful for identifying surface moisture
* How vegetation and other land use/land cover changes are monitored by satellite
* How meteorologically important features, such as cloud properties, are monitored with satellite imagery
* How satellites are used for air quality assessment, such as dispersion of volcanic ash, chemical pollutants, dust, and smoke

tropical meteorology, remote sensing, satellite remote sensing, satellite soundings, satellite meteorology, geostationary satellite, meteorological satellite, environmental satellite, polar-orbiting satellite, microwave radiation, microwave energy, weather radar, Doppler radar, Equatorial Atmospheric Radar, wind profiler, passive microwave, active microwave, cloud drift winds, TRMM, TMI, AMSU, AMSR, GOES, METEOSAT, POES, MetOp, DVORAK technique, GPS Sounding, COSMIC Soundings, NPOESS, GPM, CloudSat, radiance, rain rate, emission, absorption, scattering, polarization, precipitation estimate, rainfall estimate, QuikSCAT, scatterometry, ocean winds, remote sensing of volcanoes, remote sensing of lightning, LIS, OLS, Synthetic Aperture Radar, SAR, remote sensing air quality

February 15 2016: HTML and media assets in this lesson have been updated for current browsers and mobile devices. All links external to COMET's MetEd site have been checked and updated.