Numbering Code	G-INF06 63683 LE72 G-INF06 63683 LE10 G-INF06 63683 LE14	Year/Term	2022 ・ Second semester
Number of Credits	2	Course Type	Lecture
Target Year		Target Student
Language	English	Day/Period	Mon.5
Instructor name	HASHIGUCHI HIROYUKI (Research Institute for Sustainable Humanosphere Professor) YAMAMOTO MAMORU (Research Institute for Sustainable Humanosphere Professor) NISHIMURA KOJI (Research Institute for Sustainable Humanosphere Associate Professor) YOKOYAMA TATSUHIRO (Research Institute for Sustainable Humanosphere Associate Professor)
Outline and Purpose of the Course	Various interactions between electromagnetic waves and the Earth's atmosphere, such as scattering, delay, refraction, and radiation, are applied to design novel atmospheric measurement techniques. This lecture explains the fundamental processes occurring in Earth's atmosphere and introduces various atmospheric probing techniques such as radar, lidar, and Earth observation satellite, as well as elucidates their advantages and disadvantages.
Course Goals	Our goals in this course are to encourage and enable you to: 1. develop an elementary understanding of the fundamentals of the Sun-Earth system and its influence on the Earth's climate. 2. understand the various atmospheric remote sensing techniques using the interactions between electromagnetic waves and the Earth's atmosphere, such as scattering, delay, refraction, and radiation.
Schedule and Contents	[1] Electromagnetic waves and the Earth's atmosphere (2): The structure of the Earth's atmosphere is strongly characterized by the absorption and radiation of electromagnetic waves from the Earth and the Sun. Given this fact, a lecture on the fundamentals of this Sun-Earth system and its influence on the Earth's climate are presented. [2] Radar remote sensing of the Earth's atmosphere (6): The propagation of radio wave propagating through the atmosphere is influenced by various processes such as scattering, refraction, and partial reflection. The basic principle of radar measurement for observing atmospheric parameter depends on these interactions between the radio waves and the Earth's atmosphere. The characteristics of these phenomena and their application to the radar measurement of the atmosphere are explained in detail. [3] Optical observation of the Earth's atmosphere (3): This topic deals with a laser radar technique using Rayleigh, Mie, Raman, and resonance scattering of light by atmospheric molecules, aerosols, and metallic atoms. The behavior of airglow emitted in the upper atmosphere is also described. [4] Earth observation with satellite (3): Various Earth observation satellites has been operated. The basic principles of their atmospheric measurement methods and their observation results are explained. [5] Summary and Feedback (1) * Please note that the number in parenthesis denotes the number of lectures that will be held to cover a particular topic.
Evaluation Methods and Policy	Students are required to submit reports given in lectures. These reports are used to evaluate the understanding level of the content of the lecture. The number of attendance at the lecture will be also taken into consideration.
Course Requirements	None
Study outside of Class (preparation and review)	In each class, handouts and digital textbooks are provided. Students should read over all materials and gather additional information related to the lecture by themselves to learn more details.
Textbooks	Textbooks/References	Handouts will be distributed in the lectures.