Objective: To understand the basic principles of radiative transfer, relevant for the remote sensing of atmosphere and surface from space, by developing a complete Monte Carlo radiative transfer model from scratch.

Approach: Practical, participants will develop their own Monte Carlo radiative transfer code. There will be lectures in the morning, and practical programming in the afternoon.

Prerequisites: Basic knowledge in radiative transfer, mathematics, and programming.

Scientific content: Development and test of a Monte Carlo model to simulate radiative transfer in the Earth's atmosphere:

• Statistics (basics of Monte Carlo approach)
• Absorption by atmospheric trace gases
• Rayleigh scattering by molecules
• Mie scattering by cloud droplets
• Surface reflection

Language: English, if there are participants who do not speak German. Otherwise German.

Date: SS 2024: 08 - 12 April 2024

Location: LMU, Theresienstr. 37, A234 (Besprechungsraum)

Every day we will start at 10:15 and finish at about 17:00. On the last afternoon (12 April) there will be oral exams. The course counts 3 ECTS points for the Master program in Meteorology/Physics.

Please send me an email if you like to participate.