The course provides advanced physical understanding of the fundamentals of passive and active remote sensing, measuring sensors and retrieval methods. A series of remote sensing applications will be presented, including measurements/retrievals of various atmospheric composition parameters (ozone, aerosols, clouds, greenhouse gases, trace gases,) from surface based and satellite-based instruments.

The lecture will introduce the student to the thematic of solar ultraviolet radiation and its effects on the atmosphere and the biosphere, as well as the retrieval of atmospheric trace gases. The lecture will also cover the modeling and the measurement of solar ultraviolet radiation.