Background UN activities on Space Technology Applications are dealt with

UN – Office on Outer Space Affairs (UN-OOSA) Member Countries (68) have joined to form UN Committee on

Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (UN-COPUOS) Many resolutions from UNISPACE III, UN-General Assembly

and UN-COPUOS have stressed international cooperation in capacity building though regional centres.

Regional Centres are– CSSTEAP : Centre for Space Science & Technology Education in Asia

Pacific (Estd 1995)– CRECTEALC : Regional Centre for Space Science and Technology

Education for Latin America and the Caribbean (Brazil and Mexico, Estd 1997)

– CRASTE-LF : African Centre for Space Science and Technology (Africa – French Language, Morocco, Estd 1998)

– ARCSSTE-E : African Regional Centre for Space Science and Technology Education (Africa – English Language, Nigeria, Estd 1998)

Regional Centres for Space Science and Technology Education(Affiliated to the United Nations)

CSSTEAP provides training and education in 4 areas:

Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Systems (RS & GIS)

Satellite Meteorology & Global Climate (SATMET)

Satellite Communications and Global Positioning Systems (SATCOM)

Space and Atmospheric Sciences (Space Science)

CSSTEAP : Disciplines of EducationCSSTEAP : Disciplines of Education

ADVISORY COMMITTEE

AC is technical arm of GB, an independent body of experts, for

– Guiding the technical programme of CSSTEAP

– Evaluating the courses & Advise CSSTEAP in setting technical facilities

– Address all issues of coordination with other institutions

1. Nine Months Post Graduate Diploma CourseSatmet - 1 ( March - November, 1998 )

2. Satmet - 2 ( July 2000 - March 2001 )

3. Satmet - 3 ( August 2002 - April 2003)

4. Satmet - 4 ( August 2004 - April 2005)

5. Satmet – 5 ( August 2006 - April 2007)

6. Satmet – 6 ( August 2008 – April 2009)

7. Satmet – 7 (August 2010 – April 2011)

8. 1- Week Workshop on Emerging Trends in Satellite Meteorology ( March 1998)

9. 2-Week short Course on “Emerging Trends in Satellite Meteorological Applications with Special Emphasis on Microwave Remote Sensing” ( May 2002 )

CSSTEAP SATMET ACTIVITYCSSTEAP SATMET ACTIVITY

No. of ParticipantsNo. of Participants

Year 1998 - 17

Year 2000 - 21

Year 2002 - 19

Year 2004 - 15

Year 2006 - 18

Year 2008 - 16

Year 2010 - 14_________________

Total - 120

Country NameCountry NameAzerbaijanBangladeshChina DPR Korea IndiaIndonesiaIranKazakhstanKyrgyz Republic Malaysia Maldives MyanmarMongoliaNepalPapua New GuineaPhilippinesRepublic of KoreaSri Lanka TajikistanThailandUzbekistanVietnam

from 22 Countries

Background of the Participants

Background of the Participants

Forecasters Working in National Meteorological Organisation

Researchers Academic (University)

Forecasters Working in National Meteorological Organisation

Researchers Academic (University)

1. Theory Lectures (First half)

2. Practicals (Second half)

3. Pilot Projects (Full day)

Course StructureCourse Structure

Table 1: Course at a Glance : Table 1: Course at a Glance : SATMETSATMET

Table 1: Course at a Glance : Table 1: Course at a Glance : SATMETSATMET

Module 1 : Fundamentals of Meteorology, Climatology And Remote Sensing (Three Months)

Module 1 : Fundamentals of Meteorology, Climatology And Remote Sensing (Three Months)

Sub-Module 1.1 Concepts in Meteorology and Climatology No. of Lectures

Section 1-1 MET Basic concepts of Meteorology, Climatologyand Oceanography

30

Section 1-1 MATH Mathematical and Statistical, ComputationalTechniques for Satellite Meteorology

15

Sub Module 1.2 Concepts in Satellite Meteorology

Section 1-2-SM Radiative Transfer in Satellite Meteorology 25

Section 1-2-MSI Meteorological Satellites Orbit, Instrumentation

15

Sub Module 1.3 Image Processing & Interpretation

Section 1-3-DIP Image Processing Techniques andGeographic Information System (GIS)

15

Section 1-3-WF Image Interpretation in Meteorology andWeather Forecasting

30

Module 2 : Advanced Concepts In Satellite Meteorology and Global Climate (Three Months)

Module 2 : Advanced Concepts In Satellite Meteorology and Global Climate (Three Months)

Sub Module 2.1 Geophysical Parameter Retrieval

Section 2-1 AP Atmospheric Parameters 15

Section 2-1 LOP Land and Oceanic Parameters 10

Sub Module 2.2 Applications of Satellite Derived Parameters

Section 2-2-AWF Applications in Meteorology and Weather Forecasting

30

Section 2-2-NM Satellite Data Assimilation in Numerical Models 15

Sub Module 2.3 Global Climate and Environment

Section 2-3-SC Short Term Climate Variability 25

Section 2-3-LC Long Term Climate Change 25

Section 2-3-ESI Environment Issues and Societal Impacts 10

Module 3: PILOT PROJECTS (Three Months)Module 3: PILOT PROJECTS (Three Months)

Table 1: Course at a Glance : SATMET

Table 1: Course at a Glance : SATMET

List of Practicals

Module I : Operational Meteorological Satellite Data Handling & ApplicationsModule I : Operational Meteorological Satellite Data Handling & Applications

Sr. Title

1 Computer & Internet Facilities and Familiarisation including Visualisation tools,

MOSDAC, LINUX and Fortran

2 ERDAS Familiarisation

3 Geo location / Calibration / Registration of INSAT VHRR Data

4 INSAT-VHRR cloud characteristics, Feature extractions and Applications

5 NOAA-AVHRR Data Processing – Feature extractions and Applications

6 Estimation of Daily & weekly Rainfall using INSAT-VHRR data – (Arkin’s Technique)

7 Cloud Motion Vectors using INSAT-VHRR data and computation ofDivergence & Vorticity

8 Agromet Applications

9 Application of satellite data in Tropical cyclone intensity estimationDvorak Technique

Total Practiclas – 9 Computer Orientation - 3 Data Handling - 3 INSAT-VHRR, NOAA-AVHRR Applications - 3

List of Practicals

Module II : Remote Sensing of Geophysical Parameters & Numerical Modelling Applications

Module II : Remote Sensing of Geophysical Parameters & Numerical Modelling Applications

Sr. Title

1 Advance tools for Meteorological Satellite Data Analysis

2 Temperature and Moisture profiles from NOAA-ATOVS data and validation

3 Geophysical Parameter Retrievals from MW Radiometer data

4 SST from MODIS/NOAA-AVHRR data and study of Ocean Thermal features

5 Temperature / Humidity Profiles from GPS Occultation

6 Application of Scatterometer Vector Winds for study of Ocean surface features

7 Objective Analysis of Satellite derived Meteorological fields

8 Assimilation of Satellite Data (Scatterometer /Temperature Profiles) in Meso- scale

Models

9 Demonstration Laboratory Exercises – Snow, NDVI, Forest Fire etc

10 Application of Satellite data in Meteorological Disaster Management

Total Practiclas – 10 Parameter Extraction and Validation - 5 Model Analysis - 2 Demonstrations - 2

BREAK UP OF COURSE HOURS

Seminars2%

Lectures25%

Tests/Exams3%

Projects30%

Library6%

Technical Visits10%

Tutorials4%

Practicals20%

Weather Discussions :Weather Discussions :

Ever increasing availability of Satellite data (image, value added finish products) model outputs etc on Internet on real time basis

Ever increasing availability of Satellite data (image, value added finish products) model outputs etc on Internet on real time basis

Weekly weather discussions using satellite images, analysed charts and other conventional data from various web sites.

Weekly weather discussions using satellite images, analysed charts and other conventional data from various web sites.

The Pilot Project Broad Themes:

The Pilot Project Broad Themes:

Tropical cyclone and storm surge studies using TRMM Data and model

Ozone / CO studies using satellite data sets and their validation

Meso-scale studies using MM5 & WRF models

Validation of merged Rainfall products

MODIS data utilization and validation

Temperature/Moisture profiles using AIRS data

Crop and pest disease monitoring using RS data

Tropical cyclone and storm surge studies using TRMM Data and model

Ozone / CO studies using satellite data sets and their validation

Meso-scale studies using MM5 & WRF models

Validation of merged Rainfall products

MODIS data utilization and validation

Temperature/Moisture profiles using AIRS data

Crop and pest disease monitoring using RS data

Foreign FacultyForeign Faculty

Faculty

Core Faculty – SAC/ISRO

Faculty

Core Faculty – SAC/ISRO

Japan Met Agency (JMA) – (Japan Met Agency (JMA) – (Dr. Masami Tokuno)

EuMetSat – (Dr. Volker Gaertner, Jose Prieto)EuMetSat – (Dr. Volker Gaertner, Jose Prieto)

DLR, Germany – (Dr. J. Schultz)DLR, Germany – (Dr. J. Schultz)

NOAA (Dr. Paul Meuzel, NOAA (Dr. Paul Meuzel, Dr. Allen Huang))

Bureau of Meteorology, Australia – (Dr. John Le Marshall)Bureau of Meteorology, Australia – (Dr. John Le Marshall)

Korea Met Administration – (Korea Met Administration – (Dr. Ae – Sook Suh)

Periodic Tests : At the end of every month tests are conducted on the topics covered during the month.

One Practical test is also conducted Examinations : At the end of each module 3 exams in

theory and one Practical exam are conducted. Tutorials : Pilot Project Evaluation: At the end of the three month

module, participants are required to make a presentation on the Pilot project. This is evaluated in two stages, at CSSTEAP by committee of experts and at A U by AU Faculty.

SEMINARS :

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