AMS Short Courses, Long Beach 2003

PDF file of the program Short course presentations The AMS Short Course on Remote Sensing Methods and Applications in Air-Sea Interaction, co-sponsored by the AMS Committees on Air-Sea Interaction and Satellite Meteorology and Oceanography, will be held on 9 February 2003 preceding the 83rd AMS Annual Meeting in Long Beach, California. The course will review basic principles of remote sensing measurements, with an emphasis on the best uses and the limitations of the measurements. Methods for making comparisons between remote and in situ measurements will be presented, along with examples of applications of the data to research in air-sea interaction and atmosphere-ocean coupling. The goal of the course is to provide sufficient background information and hands-on experience for the novice in remote sensing to determine which of the available products are of use for solving a particular problem, how to validate the data against more conventional measurements and products, and how to take advantage of remotely sensed data to answer scientific questions. Measurements will be from both active and passive instruments and will include sea surface temperature, sea level anomalies, wind stress, precipitation, and surface fluxes. In situ data will include measurements from the Tropical Atmosphere-Ocean (TAO) array. Computer demonstrations and hands-on problem-solving will facilitate communication between the participants and the instructors. A luncheon will be provided during this short course. For more information, contact Kathryn Kelly, Applied Physics Laboratory, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, (Tel: 206-543-9810; email: kkelly@apl.washington.edu).