Individual course details
Study programme			Meteorology
Chosen research area (module)
Nature and level of studies			Undergraduate studies
Name of the course			Remote sensing
Professor (lectures)			Nemanja Kovačević, assistant professor
Professor/associate (examples/practical)			Nemanja Kovačević, assistant professor
Professor/associate (additional)
ECTS		6	Status (required/elective)	elective
Access requirements
Aims of the course	Students should be familiar with the basic concepts of remote sensing in meteorology.
Learning outcomes	Students should acquire the basic knowledge of radar and satellite meteorology.
Contents of the course
Lectures	1. History of radar; Types of radar. 2. Radar hardware 3. Electromagnetic waves; Refractive index; Standard refraction; Superrefraction; Subrefraction; Ducting. 4. Radar equation for point targets. 5. Distributed targets. 6. Doppler velocity measurements. 7. Spectrum width and turbulence. 8. Non-meteorological targets. 9. Meteorological targets. Radar equation for meteorological targets 10. Clear-air return 11. Advanced meteorological uses of radar. 12. Mobile platforms. NEXRAD i TDWR.  13. Quantification. 14. Evolution of satellite meteorology. 15. Satellite orbits. 16. Absorption, emission, reflection, and scattering. 17. Detecting clouds. 18. Surface temperature. 19. Techniques for determining atmospheric parameters.
Examples/ practical classes	Interpretation of the results obtained by radars or satellites.
Recommended books
1	Rinehart, R E. (1992) Radar for meteorologist.
2	Menzel, W.P. (2006) Remote sensing applications with meteorological satellites.
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Number of classes (weekly)
Lectures	Examples&practicals		Student project	Additional
3
Teaching and learning methods	Lectures: Radar and satellite meteorology
Assessment (maximal 100)
assesed coursework		mark	examination	mark
coursework			written examination
practicals			oral examination	100
papers
presentations