Introduction to Meteorological Radar Systems, Observations, and Techniques

3 units · Undergraduate

Radars remotely observe and monitor conditions in the atmosphere. This class will provide an overview of how radars are constructed, how they operate, the types of atmospheric phenomena they observe, radar characteristics and interpretation of radar data for various meteorological/atmospheric phenomena, and ways that radar data can be utilized operationally and for research purposes. Prereq: A grade of C- or above in 5201, 5401 and Physics 1250.