Lesson 1
Meteorological Satellite Orbits
Lesson 2
Review of Radiative Transfer
Lesson 3
Visible Image Interpretation
Lesson 4
Infrared Image Interpretation
Lesson 5
Multispectral Image Interpretation
Lesson 6
Fires & Aerosols
Lesson 7
Winds
Lesson 8
Sounders
Lesson 9
Fog and Stratus
Lesson 10
Thunderstorm
Lesson 11
Energy Budget
Lesson 12
Hurricanes
Lesson 13
Global Circulation
Lesson 14
Synoptic Scale
Lesson 15
Local Circulation
Lesson 16
Satellite Oceanography
Lesson 17
Precipitation

Lesson 3: Background

Interpreting Satellite Visible Images


  1. Radiative transfer equation with scattering
  2. Radiative transfer for two layers
  3. Cloud optical and microphysical properties
  4. Surface Radiative Properties
  5. Clouds and Visible Imagery
  6. May 25, 2001 Visible Imagery



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