Universität Wien

280387 UE Exercises in Radarmeteorology (2024W)

Continuous assessment of course work

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Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).

Details

max. 20 participants
Language: German

Lecturers

Classes

Zeit: Als Block im Zeitraum 13.1.-24.1.2025, genaue Termine werden bis Ende November 2024 bekannt gegeben

Ort: wird noch bekannt gegeben, aber sicher in den Räumlichkeiten des UZA II


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

Work sheets and project work in small groups with presentation

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Work sheets will be rated with 60%, project with 40%
Work sheets: for positive evaluation 5 out of 6 work sheets have to achieve a rating of at least 50%
Project: Participitation at one project with preparation of presentation; Rating of presentation according to content, following definition of task, answering of questions
Code: NGD5 < 50% <= GEN4 < 64% <= BEF3 < 76% <= GUT2 < 88% <= SGT1

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
F. Fabry, 2015. Radar Meteorology: Principles and Practice. Cambridge University Press, 272 pp.
R.M. Rauber and S.W. Nesbitt, 2018. Radar Meteorology: A First Course. Wiley-Blackwell, 488 pp.
Christian Wolff. http://www.radartutorial.eu
Manuskript zur Vorlesung (deutsch)

Association in the course directory

PM-MetNawi; PM-RelSci;

Last modified: We 13.11.2024 10:06