Official NUC CCMAS syllabus

MET 409 — Radar and Satellite Meteorology

MET department course · Nigerian universities

What you'll be able to do (official learning outcomes)

• differentiate between radar and satellite
• explain the various areas in which radar and satellites could be used to enhance the profession of meteorology; and
• discuss the problems associated with the interpretation of satellite data

Course contents

Satellite orbits. Types of satellites. Visible and infrared imagery. Radio Detection and Ranging (RADAR) and Radiometer Design consideration. Establishing climate data records from multispectral MODIS measurements. Next generation of satellites. Investigating Land, Ocean and Atmosphere with multispectral measurements.

Source: the Nigerian Universities Commission (NUC) Core Curriculum and Minimum Academic Standards (CCMAS). StudyOps loads this syllabus automatically when you study MET 409.

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