Community Modeling and Analysis System
NASA Training on Remote Sensing Data Usage in Air Quality Assessments
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Availability
We are now accepting registration for the dates in the table below. Currently, these training are all subject to cancellation if there is not enough interest. We need a minimum of 10 trainees per date. As classes become full, the status below will be changed to "Full."
Please note: If you are interested in another training date, please contact CMAS Center support.
| Dates | Status | Enrollment | Price (Regular/Student) | |
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| No classes currently scheduled. Check back soon! | ||||
Please note: If you are interested in another training date, please contact CMAS support (e-mail at bottom of this page).
About the course
The course will provide an overview of remote sensing capabilities for air quality applications through tutorials and hands-on exercises. Training will cover the use of aerosol, trace gas and fire-related data products from satellite and ground-based instruments in air quality studies. The course will also cover how to access and interpret satellite imagery to analyze air quality during exceptional events such as forest fires and dust storms. Hands-on modules will guide students in examining post-processed CMAQ model output from selected air pollution episodes to perform one-to-one comparisons against the remotely sensed data from the OMI and MODIS instruments; operational knowledge of CMAQ is helpful but not required. Other topics will include satellite-based fire products, and web access to these data.
Students who register for this course NEED TO BRING THEIR OWN LAPTOPS. All software used in the course is freely available and can be downloaded prior to the start of the course. More information about what software should be installed will be communicated to registrants prior to the start of the class.
2-day Remote Sensing Course Agenda
Day One
| Session I: Introduction, Overview and First Exposure to Satellite Air Quality Measurements | ||
|---|---|---|
| Time | Teaching Module | Format |
| 8:30 - 8:45 | Introduction and logistics | Informal |
| 8:45 - 9:30 | Air quality monitoring applications of remote sensing data - an overview | Talk/Discussion |
| 9:30 - 10:00 | Introduction to satellite remote sensing, limitation/advantages | Talk/Discussion |
| 10:00 - 10:15 | BREAK | |
| 10:15 - 10:30 | Satellite air quality products and data organization | Talk/Discussion |
| 10:30 - 11:30 | Exploring satellite data with the Giovanni web tool. | Talk/Hands on |
| 11:30 - 12:30 | A closer look at the Principal instruments for Air Quality Remote Sensing. Details about the most useful data products available from MODIS & OMI | Talk |
| 12:00 - 1:00 | LUNCH BREAK | |
| Session II: Images, Aerosols and Trace Gases | ||
| 1:00 - 1:45 | Satellite imagery, access and interpretation. | Talk/Hands On |
| 1:45 - 2:30 | Evaluation of aerosol products using the Aerostat tool | Talk/Hands On |
| 2:30 - 3:30 | Examining raw satellite aerosol data using the free HDFLook tool for air quality | Talk/Hands On |
| 3:30 - 3:45 | BREAK | |
| 4:30 - 5:15 | Introduction to trace gases products | Talk/Hands On |
| 5:15 - 5:30 | Summary/Closing Discussion Q&A | Discussion |
Day Two
| Session III: Estimation of Ground Level PM2.5 Concentrations with Satellite Data. | ||
|---|---|---|
| 8:30 - 9:00 | Theoretical basis for converting satellite observations to ground-level PM 2.5 concentrations | Talk/Discussion |
| 9:00 - 10:15 | Conversion of satellite aerosol measurements to PM2.5 air quality. Introduction to IDEA | Hands On |
| 10:15 - 10:30 | BREAK | |
| 10:30 - 11:00 | Additional satellite data products for air quality applications | Talk/Discussion |
| 11:00 - 11:30 | Fire monitoring from satellites | Talk/Discussion |
| 11:30 - 12:00 | Model and satellite data inter-comparison basics. | Talk/Hands On |
| 12:00 - 1:00 | LUNCH BREAK | |
| Session IV: Model and Satellite Data inter-comparison exercise, Air Quality Case Study | ||
| Time | Teaching Module | Format |
| 1:00 - 2:00 | Model - satellite data inter-comparison exercise 1 - Trace Gas | Lecture/Hands On |
| 2:00 - 3:00 | Model - satellite inter-comparison exercise 2 - Aerosols | Lecture/Hands On |
| 3:00 - 3:15 | BREAK | |
| 3:15 - 4:30 | Analysis of air pollution event - an air quality case study exercise | Group project |
| 4:30 - 5:30 | Group presentation and Discussion/End of training Q & A | Talk/Discussion |
Payment Info
The 2-day course includes break food and beverages on all days, the training materials, and the latest user manual. Payment is accepted with check, credit card, or purchase order. We urge users to register as soon as possible. To register, fill out the online registration form. Note that you are asked to make the payment or initiate the payment process (e.g. by providing the purchase order number) at the time of registration. We will send you a receipt by email to confirm the receipt of the registration and payment. If you find later that you are unable to attend to the class after registration, please be kind enough to let us know. Please see our Payment Info page for our refund policy. To pay by credit card, please register for the class on the CMAS site and then complete the credit card transaction.
Prerequisites
A basic knowledge of air quality modeling and atmospheric chemistry concepts is essential for getting the most out of this course. In this course, concepts of remote sensing processing terminology, and calculation of remote sensing products from air quality model outputs are reviewed, but prior knowledge of such concepts is helpful.
Please use the online registration form to sign up for any of the training classes.
Contact Information
For more information on the Remote Sensing training, please contact Brian Naess at 919-966-9925 or email cmas@unc.edu.
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