Course overview
- Course codeFRRY045
- ECTS credits8
- DepartmentSPACE, EARTH AND ENVIRONMENT
- Graduate schoolRadio and Space Science
- Starts2019-09-09
- Ends2020-02-24
- PeriodicityEvery third year
- LanguageEnglish
- Nordic Five Tech (N5T)The course is free of charge for PhD students from N5T Universities.
- ApplicationContact the course coordinator
Course coordinator
- Michael Kahnert
- Adjunct Professor, Geoscience and Remote Sensing, Space, Earth and Environment
About the course
The course covers basic concepts of radiative transfer theory, as well as applications to atmospheric science and astronomy.
Module 1, 190909-191216 (5 points): Principles of radiative transfer and electromagnetic scattering
Module 2, 200113-200204 (3 points): specialized topics in atmospheric radiative transfer and astronomy, seminar talks given by students
Module 1, 190909-191216 (5 points): Principles of radiative transfer and electromagnetic scattering
Module 2, 200113-200204 (3 points): specialized topics in atmospheric radiative transfer and astronomy, seminar talks given by students
- After completion of the course the student should be able to:
- Formulate and solve radiative transfer problems
More information
Michael Kahnert
Michael.Kahnert@smhi.se
Literature
- G. E. Thomas and K. Stamnes, Radiative transfer in the atmosphere and ocean, Cambridge University Press, 1999
- M. Wendisch and P. Yang, Theory of atmospheric radiative transfer, Wiley, 2012
- G. B. Rybicki and A. P. Lightman, Radiative processes in Astrophysics, Wiley, 1979
- G. W. Petty, A first course in atmospheric radiation, Sundog Publishing, 2006
Lecturer
Michael Kahnert
Michael.Kahnert@smhi.se