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701-0035-00L 1.5 Credits BSC D-USYS
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Observation Networks

Beobachtungsnetze

Lecturers & Examiners: Prof. em. Dr. Hans Richner, Dr. Olaf Stetzer, Philipp Kästli
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Abstract

Observation networks - the combination of individual instruments - are the starting point of quantitative environmental studies. The structure of the six basic types of observation networks are shown. When working in individual experiments on practical problems, all types of observation networks are dealt with; questions related to data quality and data availability are discussed.

Objective

Getting acquainted with existing networks. Insight into problems related to measuring and interpreting multi-dimensional fields of atmospheric physical, atmospheric chemical, and geophysical parameters.

Content

Observation networks for atmospheric physical, atmospheric chemical, geophysical, hydrological and climatological parameters on different scales (synoptic: 1000 km; mesoscale: 100 km, and microscale: 100 m). Combination of surface observation with remotely sensed data (satellite, radar). Solving interpolation problems in multi-dimensional fields of the observed variables. Assessing the representativity of local values, i.e., the directly observed variable in an observation network.

Resources

Lecture Notes

The script is published anew every year. Apart from the description of the scientific problems to be worked on in individual experiments, it contains some theoretical chapters on observation networks, as well as guidelines for writing and publishing scientific papers.

Literature

Literature is listed in the script.

General Information

Language
German
Levels
BSC
Frequency
Yearly recurring

Examination

Type
ungraded semester performance

Course Components

Type Title Time & Place Hours
practical/laboratory course Beobachtungsnetze
in zwei Blöcken während der Hälfte des Semesters im Wechsel mit 701-0033-00 Donnerstag 8 - 17 Uhr Räume: CHN 17.1, CHN L 17.1, CHN M 15.2, CHN Q, HPP G Gruppeneinteilung: 25.10.2006, HPH G3
  • Thu 07:45-16:30 (HPP G 7)
  • Thu 08:15-17:00 (HG D 11)
  • Thu 16:15-17:00 (HG D 3.1)
  • 27.10 Date 15:15-16:00 (CHN C 14)
  • 07.12 Date 08:15-14:00 (CAB G 11)
  • 08.12 Date 15:15-16:00 (CHN C 14)
  • 25.01 Date 08:15-14:00 (CAB G 11)
  • 25.01 Date 08:15-18:00 (LFW E 11)
4 h weekly

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