Subject Code: CL5L402 Subject Name:  Satellite Meteorology L-T-P: 2-0-0 Credit: 2
Pre-requisite(s):  Nil
Satellite Meteorology, satellite observing system; retrieval of clouds, winds, temperature, humidity,trace gases and aerosols, rain; Image interpretation, ocean colours, SST, scatterometer studies, energy budget, Microwave soundings from satellites. Radar equation, Doppler & other polarization techniques, measurement of precipitation, severe storm detection, cyclonic storm detection and track prediction, hail detection and prediction, Lidar, acoustic radar & its principles.
  Text/Reference Books:
  1. Kidder and Vonder Harr.  Satellite Meteorology: : An Introduction,Academic Press
  2. Ghassem Asrar. Theory and Applications of Optical Remote Sensing, Wiley-Interscience  
  3. John R Jensen. Remote Sensing of the Environment: An Earth Resource Perspective,  Prentice Hall
  4. R R Kelkar. Satellite Meteorology, BS Publications