Remote Sensing of the Atmosphere and Ocean (11:670:451/16:712:552)
Fall 2009
ENRS Room 223
Tuesdays and Thursdays, 2:15 - 3:35 P.M.
Class website: http://marine.rutgers.edu/dmcs/ms552
Instructors:
Dr. Mark Miller, ENRS Room 233, m.miller@envsci.rutgers.edu
Dr. John Wilkin, IMCS Room 214C, wilkin@marine.rutgers.edu
Ben Kravitz, ENRS Room 201, benkravitz@envsci.rutgers.edu
Dr. Steve Decker, ENRS Room 227, decker@envsci.rutgers.edu
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Class |
Date |
Day |
Topic |
Wave Length |
Lecturer |
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1 |
Sep 1, 2009 |
T |
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Wilkin |
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2 |
Sep 3, 2009 |
Th |
Orbits and scan geometry |
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Wilkin |
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3 |
Sep 10, 2009 |
Th |
Electromagnetic radiation and remote sensors, signal, noise, bi-static / monostatic (powerpoint) Polarization (powerpoint) |
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Kravitz |
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4 |
Sep 15, 2009 |
T |
Radar equation and particle scattering |
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Miller |
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5 |
Sep 17, 2009 |
Th |
Long wavelength propagation and scattering |
UHF/VHF |
Miller |
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Homework (pdf) assigned (Due Sep 24) |
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6 |
Sep 22, 2009 |
T |
UHF/VHF |
Wilkin |
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7 |
Sep 24, 2009 |
Th |
UHF/VHF |
Wilkin |
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8 |
Sep 29, 2009 |
T |
CODAR |
VHF/HF |
Kravitz |
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Homework (pdf) assigned (Due Oct 6) |
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9 |
Oct 1, 2009 |
Th |
UHF/VHF |
Wilkin |
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10 |
Oct 6, 2009 |
T |
Wind profiler radars |
UHF/VHF |
Miller |
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11 |
Oct 8, 2009 |
Th |
EXAM 1 |
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12 |
Oct 13, 2009 |
T |
Infrared |
Wilkin |
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13 |
Oct 15, 2009 |
Th |
Infrared |
Wilkin |
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14 |
Oct 20, 2009 |
T |
Weather radar |
Microwave |
Miller |
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15 |
Oct 22, 2009 |
Th |
Weather radar (ppt) |
Microwave |
Miller |
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Homework assigned (Due Oct 29) Solutions (pdf) |
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16 |
Oct 27, 2009 |
T |
Microwave sounding |
Microwave |
Kravitz |
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17 |
Oct 29, 2009 |
Th |
Satellite applications: Synoptic meteorology (ppt) |
Infrared |
Decker |
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18 |
Nov 3, 2009 |
T |
Satellite applications: Synoptic meteorology and climate (ppt) |
Infrared |
Decker |
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Homework assigned (Due Nov 10) Solutions (pdf) |
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19 |
Nov 5, 2009 |
Th |
Visible radiation and remote sensing |
Visible |
Kravitz |
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20 |
Nov 10, 2009 |
T |
Optical properties of clouds and aerosols |
Visible |
Kravitz |
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Homework assigned (Due Nov 17) (doc) (pdf) (pdf figure 2) Solutions (pdf) |
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21 |
Nov 12, 2009 |
Th |
Limb scanning and occultation |
Multiple |
Kravitz |
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22 |
Nov 17, 2009 |
T |
Clouds and radiation (ppt) |
Multiple |
Miller |
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Homework assigned (Due Nov 19 - NEXT MEETING) |
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23 |
Nov 19, 2009 |
Th |
Land and ocean color (ppt) |
Multiple |
Miller |
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24 |
Nov 24, 2009 |
T |
EXAM 2 |
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25 |
Dec 1, 2009 |
T |
STUDENT PROJECT PRESENTATIONS |
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26 |
Dec 3, 2009 |
Th |
STUDENT PROJECT PRESENTATIONS |
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27 |
Dec 8, 2009 |
T |
STUDENT PROJECT PRESENTATIONS |
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28 |
Dec 10, 2009 |
Th |
STUDENT PROJECT PRESENTATIONS |
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Dec 15, 2009 |
F |
Final project powerpoint due |
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Note: Quiz dates are not listed on the syllabus, but you may still have them. Also, we reserve the right to assign additional homework sets should the mood strike us.
Course Guidelines
Grading
Homework and Quizzes 30%
Exam 1 15%
Exam 2 15%
Final project 40%
You will have a quiz or homework assignment on average once a week (excluding examination time) for a total of approximately ten items. All of these will be weighted equally.
Homework will usually be due a week from the day it is assigned. (Actual due dates are listed on the syllabus.) Homework is to be handed in at the beginning of class. Barring extenuating circumstances, you must come to class to hand in your homework. We will not accept homework that is e-mailed, put in our mailboxes, or any other substitute for attending class. LATE HOMEWORK WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED without a legitimate excuse, well documented if at all possible.
You are welcome to work on your homework assignments in groups or individually, whichever you prefer. However, each student must turn in his/her own assignment. We recommend that you actually work out and understand how to do the homework problems, rather than just copying someone elseŐs assignment. The point of this course is to learn, and copying isnŐt a very effective learning strategy.
If you miss an exam, you must have a legitimate excuse to be allowed to take a make-up exam. If you know ahead of time that you will miss an exam, please let us know as soon as possible so we can make arrangements. (In this case, you may be asked to take the exam before you leave.) If you miss an exam due to unforeseen absence from school, you will be required to make up the exam within as many days as you missed from school. (For example, if you missed three days of school due to illness, you will be required to make up the exam within three days.) For extended absences (longer than a week), contact us to make special arrangements. A student taking a make-up exam will be assumed to have a better understanding of the material and will be able to answer more difficult questions.
Cheating
Any student caught cheating will be referred to the deanŐs office for disciplinary action. Cheating is unfair to your fellow students, insulting to the instructors, and a detriment to Rutgers University. We take this seriously.
Plagiarism is considered cheating. When you are putting together your final project, if you use someone elseŐs work, that work needs to be cited. No exceptions.
During examinations, no cell phones, text messaging, or any communication with anyone else is allowed. You may not use notes or crib sheets. All baseball caps or other hats with a brim/bill must be turned around or removed. You may not look at each otherŐs tests during the examination.
Important dates to remember
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Date |
Day |
Description |
Comments |
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Sep 1, 2009 |
T |
Fall semester begins |
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Sep 7, 2009 |
M |
Labor Day (no classes) |
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Sep 8, 2009 |
T |
Monday classes |
Our class does not meet this day. |
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Oct 8, 2009 |
Th |
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EXAM 1 |
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Nov 24, 2009 |
T |
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EXAM 2 |
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Nov 26-29, 2009 |
Th-Sun |
Thanksgiving break |
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Dec 11, 2009 |
F |
Last day of classes |
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Dec 14-15, 2009 |
M,T |
Reading period |
Final project powerpoint due the 15th. |
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Dec 16-23, 2009 |
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Final exams |
No final exam for this class. |
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Dec 24, 2009 |
Th |
Winter recess begins |
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Page 1 (problems 1-4)
Page 2 (problems 5 and 6)
Page 3 (problem 7)
Page 4 (problem 8)
solutions (pdf)
Problem 3 (pdf)
Problem 4 (pdf)
