The second edition of the popular "Remote Sensing Using Satellites" module updates imagery of recent hurricanes as well as other phenomena from more recent satellites. The suggested audience for this module is high school and undergraduate students.
Learn about remote sensing in general and then more specifically about how it is done from satellites. We will focus on the visible and infrared channels, those commonly seen on television broadcasts. Come explore the view of Earth from space and see what we see.
In the second chapter, we will focus even more on hurricanes and specifically Hurricanes Jimena (2009), Ike (2008), and Irene (2011).
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frankyrosario
2018-10-23 22:09:04
The lesson was very informative
varaya638
2018-08-31 13:47:47
I thought that some of the exercises needed to be different and somehow challenge us so that we can learn the material a little better otherwise the terminology was presented in a professional well formatted way to understand
delta4848
2018-08-29 15:19:52
It was difficult to follow and it didn't make the information extremely clear.
amosrono
2018-08-21 08:58:50
very educative, good user interface
RoseWangwe
2018-08-21 05:12:16
The lesson was so educative and its so involving as you undertake the questions to test your understanding.
Lugayeracheal
2018-08-21 04:47:41
Learning experience was perfect
KOSGEY
2018-08-21 04:26:54
perfectly educative . i would like to recommend to others to to learn more
selly
2018-08-21 04:04:53
It was lovely and educative. I would highly recommend it to others .
dougytoo
2018-08-21 03:07:54
it was greatly informative thank you
PeterMaithya
2018-08-20 13:12:51
The lesson was very interesting and it has increased my understanding.
JezreelMG
2018-08-14 23:38:01
MedEd is very helpful to students or any person who who would wish to understand more in Meteorology particularly in the subject matter in a very effective manner. Lessons are well presented that a student will never have a reason to not understand the lesson.
PamPam
2018-07-08 10:18:33
This lesson is excellent, it allows you to reapplication the knowledge gained.
tavaresjosey
2018-07-05 17:14:07
Great Lesson
2018-06-26 05:36:19
good
rccardona
2018-06-13 13:39:12
Good lessons.
Rhaukare
2018-05-26 17:19:57
interesting topic
Tryan18
2018-02-18 13:28:12
Great lesson
gsobczak
2018-02-09 17:30:00
MetEd has some very useful information. But, the lack of correct answers given upon quiz completion make it mostly useless in the learning process.
bwaliuta
2018-01-23 13:45:24
this topic is new for you and i get more things on this topic
sebydetenamo
2018-01-17 21:38:20
good
graymea.ika
2018-01-16 00:30:47
GOOD
Buunga
2018-01-13 15:10:55
It is good and fun to familiar with the satellites that we used and how to understand and what its important role in meteorology.
johannes.berdon
2018-01-06 00:35:33
More practical work is needed to be familiarized with the satellites' images.
anthonymcneely
2017-12-29 08:57:18
the imigrey was a great learning tool for me
emmie.lapier
2017-12-10 13:35:43
It marked one of my quiz answers wrong when I have the correct answer right in front of me. :/
jancae
2017-09-27 19:38:33
I liked all of the work with images and not just theory behind it. Interactive is good.
JJO'Connell
2017-08-25 12:24:47
I liked how the hurricane section showed the track of the hurricanes and included before, during, and after landfall information.
navinsinghweather
2017-08-11 00:38:07
This lesson presented an excellent and clear introduction to remote sensing using satellites. It was very helpful in helping me to understand basic concepts in remote sensing.
SCHUM
2017-07-14 22:25:36
Great lesson.
dtari
2017-06-05 21:01:12
very educating in regards to technology
pudzee.malsale
2017-06-05 13:44:48
Improve my knowledge on using satellite images
gutulikou
2017-05-21 17:59:47
useful lesson
Nightowl3
2017-05-01 19:45:17
This was annoying! I say this because I took it so many times. It was a good test that required critical thinking and the first few times I took it, I did not use mine. Therefore, I failed. Epically! I know better moving forward.
zembernw
2017-03-11 22:06:04
It was Good. Learned a lot.
ridley.agiomea
2017-03-03 12:29:26
Although some of the things in this quiz is new to me but I enjoy going through the questions and I had learn a lot from the way the informations are presented in the notes. I would encourage my work colleagues to take part in this quiz to broaden their knowledge as well.
khumomet
2017-02-06 01:51:38
This course has given me the basic needed in remote sensing, i have recently been transferred to the remote sensing division in my workplace and i am very much equipped with regards to the fundamentals of remote sensing.
eaiseia
2017-01-31 17:21:50
These lessons are strongly useful in order to better understand everything in it.
TheWxMoth
2017-01-03 20:01:04
Overall good, simple module. Got a little off topic explaining hurricane hazards for a page or 2, and then suddenly went back to satellite, so that was a touch confusing. Most examples clear, although I had to squint to see one or two of them for sure.
richrc512003
2016-10-20 11:50:33
Excellent organization of course material. Easy read and follow!
Joseags
2016-10-19 23:06:26
The graphics helped explain the material
Seasick101
2016-10-19 16:48:37
This was a great learning experience!
slanman51
2016-10-19 11:44:36
Great information on the different types of satellites and there imaging.
ByhaliaJ
2016-09-15 10:26:05
The lesson doesn't address the objectives as well as it could.
pjtoth
2015-07-18 21:50:21
I found this module to be very interesting and taught me things about hurricanes I has always wanted to know. Also gave me a much better understanding of the different information the satellite visible and IR channels provide.
DOUGPURSLEY
2015-03-03 03:00:11
I am in a level 100 college course and this training made me feel completely lost. I guessed at 70% of the answers and unfortunately feel that I learned very little. This would be a good course for a person majoring in meteorology but not for a freshman level science class.
judd9e6
2013-09-25 17:16:38
This module gave broad overview of the differences of IR vs visible, geostationary vs polar orbiting satellites, and how hurricanes develop and move.
The quiz covered all topics discussed in the module. Some of the questions that involved locations on satellite imagery were vague because the questions did not clarify if it was a particular point or region the questions referred to. Perhaps having an arrow pointing to the specific point on the map or a shape encompassing the area to be referenced would clarify the question.
jkane
2013-07-04 09:43:34
This is an outstanding module. Go ahead try it!! really nice. -I am a high school science teacher of some 20 years.
Remote Sensing, Satellite, Geostationary, GOES, Polar-orbiting, Hurricanes, Tropical Cyclones, Tropical Storms, Tropical Depressions, Hurricane Jimena (2009), Hurricane Ike (2008), Hurricane Irene (2011), Infrared Satellite Imagery, Visible Satellite Imagery, Sand, Forest, Smoke, Snow, Land Surface, Vegetation, Sea Surface Temperature, Landmass Versus Ocean Surface, Clouds, Cloud-top Temperatures, Cloud Top Temperatures, Land Surface Temperature, Fog, Rivers, Lakes, Thunderstorms, Infrared Energy, Solar Energy, Interpreting Satellite Imagery, Comparing Visible and Infrared Imagery, Interpreting Infrared Imagery, Interpreting Visible Imagery
November 2019 - The lesson was updated to current internet standards (mp4/html5), with no changes to content.