Universität Wien

280386 VO PM-MetNawi: Radarmeteorology (NPI) (2016W)

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Details

max. 20 participants
Language: German

Examination dates

Lecturers

Classes

Block-course with exercises, presumably 9 - 18 January 2017
for details see anouncement at the institute


Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

Information about the functionality of a weather radar, the measurement parameters and interpretation of the measurements

Assessment and permitted materials

written exam, date to be discussed during the course

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Es müssen 50% der Gesamtpunktezahl für eine positive Beurteilung erreicht werden

Examination topics

electromagnetic waves, technique, basics of scattering and propagation, radar equation, estimation of precipitation, Doppler radar and estimation of wind field, polarimetric radar, quantitiative estimation of precipitation and classification of hydrometeors

Reading list

L.J. Battan, 1973. Radar Observation of the Atmosphere. The University of Chicago Press, Chicago, 324 pp.
R.E. Rinehart, 2010. Radar for Meteorologists. Rinehart Publications, Grand Forks, ND. www.radarwx.com
H. Sauvageot, 1992: Radar Meteorology, Artech House Inc., 384 pp.
Christian Wolff. http://www.radartutorial.eu
Manuskript zur Vorlesung (deutsch)

Association in the course directory

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