Welcome to the GEOS 619, Advanced Topics in Meteorology, webpage for the spring 2012 semester.
SPRING 2012: Atmospheric lidars enable scientists to observe the structure, motion, and composition
of the atmosphere in ways that are not possible with in situ sensors and radars. This graduate course
will take advantage of the presence of the Raman-shifted Eye-safe Aerosol Lidar (REAL) at
CSU Chico to provide students with a unique learning opportnity. Specfically, students will learn:
(1) the principles of operation of the REAL;
(2) how the REAL is different from other lidars and forms of active remote sensing;
(3) how lidars and the REAL can be used in atmospheric research, and
(4) "tools of the trade" to analyze and view data, make posters, and write papers.
We meet Fridays in PHSC 128 from 1 - 3 PM.
Sections from the following books will be used:
one,
two, and
three.
Week of:
1/23: Start reading the following papers:
one,
two,
three, and
four.
01/30: Continue reading the above papers with the goal of being able to describe the key advances in each.
02/06: REAL system design.
02/13: Nature of lidar data and lower atmospheric structure
02/20: REAL data format
02/27: Some IDL programming to read REAL data
03/05: Continue IDL programming; graphics.
03/12: Literature review
03/19: Spring Break
03/26: Software tools to present results: LaTex; Illustrator; Powerpoint
04/02: Poster presentation layout; discussion of profilers and Bragg scattering
04/09: Prepare presentation layout; discussion of canopy waves research
04/16: Prepare posters for 8th College of Natural Science Poster Session on 4/20
04/23: Using AMS Style in LaTex, Bibtek for references.
04/30:
05/07:
05/14: Final exam
Dr. Mayor's page
CSU Chico Atmospheric Lidar Research Group
This page updated 1/31/2012.