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**++Climatology from Satellites Group++**
**++Postgraduate++**
++Current Research Assistants (and Doctorate Students):++
++Doctorate on Remote Sensing Students:++
++Master Postgraduate:++
++Master Students:++
++Advanced Undergraduate:++
++Practicum - Practical Training:++
++Current External:++
++Past ..., but very close to us ...:++
**++Publications++**
**++Links to Significant Meetings++**
''**++2015++**''
''**++2014++**''
**++Active Collaborations++**
**++Acknowledgments**++
**++Book suggestions++**
**++Link of the Day++** (in reality, ... every now and then)
2013
December
**++Teaching Subjects++**
Postgraduate Course on ''New Observation and Watching Systems in Meteorology and Climatology''
**Some Teaching Publications**
**++Research Lines++**
**''I Validation of low spatial resolution remote sensing data and products (GERB, SMOS, EPS/MetOp, SMAP)''**
**''II Radiative balance studies (GERB, CERES, SEVIRI, EarthCARE)''**
**''III Soil moisture from passive microwaves (SMOS)''**
**++Valencia & Alacant Anchor Stations++**
**What is an ''ANCHOR STATION''**? (from Professor H.-J. Bolle)/
**Rationale**/
**Desirable measurements at ''Anchor Stations''**/
How Representative are the ''Alacant and the Valencia Anchor Stations'' Measurements of their Respective Surrounding Meteorology?
Proposal for a ''Water Cycle Observatory'': The VALENCIA and the ALACANT ANCHOR STATIONS, Meteorological Reference Stations for Remote Sensing Data and Products
**Publications**
2008
2007
2006
2005
2003
2002
**++Involvement in Satellite Earth Observation Missions++**
**SMOS (''Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity'')**/
**SMOS Validation Rehearsal Campaign Activities at the Valencia Anchor Station**
**Scientific Team**
**Purpose**
**Activities
**SM Measurements**
**Vegetation Measurements**
**Soil texture**
**Airborne Operations during the SMOS Validation Rehearsal Campaign (Tauriainen, 2008)**
**Modelling**
**Publications**
2011
2010
2008
2007
2006
2005
2004
2003
2002
**Projects**
**EarthCARE (''Earth Clouds, Aerosols and Radiation Explorer'')**
**Publications**
2012
2011
2007
2006
2004
2003
2002
2001
**Projects**
**GERB (''Geostationary Earth Radiation Budget'')**/
**Publications**
2011
2008
2007
2006
2005
2004
2000
**Projects**
**CERES (''Clouds and the Earth's Radiant Energy System'')**/
**Publications**
2012
2008
2007
2006
2005
2004
2000
**Projects**
**EPS/MetOp (''EUMETSAT Polar System / MetOp'')**/
**Publications**
**Projects**
**++Other Significant Research Projects and Contracts++**
**Publications**
**++Field Campaigns++**
**++Supervision of Research Academic Work++**
**++Selected Significant Publications++**
**++Photographic Album: A Sample++**/
2014
2013
2012
2008
2007
2006
2005
2004
2003
2002
2001
2000
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Postgraduate Course on ''New Observation and Watching Systems in Meteorology and Climatology''
5th Edition, July 2009, 14 credits
M. Amparo Alcaï¿˝iz Buceta. Meteorologist. Head of Basic Systems Section. Delegation of Valencia. Spanish Agency for Meteorology (Agencia Estatal de Meteorologï¿˝a, AEMet)
Victor Alcover Ronda. Meteorologist. Head of Forecasting and Watching Group. Delegation of Valencia. Spanish Agency for Meteorology (Agencia Estatal de Meteorologï¿˝a, AEMet)
Dr Fernando Belda Esplugues. Meteorologist. Delegate for Murcia. Spanish Agency for Meteorology (Agencia Estatal de Meteorologï¿˝a, AEMet)
Josï¿˝ Miguel Femenia Herrero. System Analyst. Computing Center. University of Valencia
Dr M. Amparo Gilabert Navarro. A/Professor of Applied Physics. Department of Physics of the Earth and Thermodynamics. University of Valencia (Secretary of the Course)
Dr Ernesto Lopez Baeza. A/Professor of Applied Physics. Department of Physics of the Earth and Thermodynamics. University of Valencia (Director of the Course)
Dr Beatriz Martinez Diaz. Research Assistant. Department of Physics of the Earth and Thermodynamics. University of Valencia
Prof. Joaquin Melia Miralles. Professor of Earth Sciences. Department of Physics of the Earth and Thermodynamics. University of Valencia
Jose Vicente Miro Bayarri. Head of Atmospheric Environment Protection Service. General Directorate for Climate Change. Department of Environment, Water, Town Planning and Housing. Generalitat Valenciana (Regional Government , Valencia Autonomous Region)
Jose Ignacio Prieto. Meteorologist. Department of Education and Training. European Organisation for the Explotation of Meteorological Satellites (EUMETSAT)
Dr Jorge Tamayo Carmona. Meteorologist. Delegate for Valencia. Spanish Agency for Meteorology (Agencia Estatal de Meteorologï¿˝a, AEMet)
Dr Aleixandre Vercher. Research Assistant. Department of Physics of the Earth and Thermodynamics. University of Valencia
WEATHER AND CLIMATE
Introduction
The Climate System
Data and Techniques in Meteorology and Climatology
International Programmes and Projects
Numerical Models
- Introduction
Numerical Prediction Models
Climate Simulation Models
Practical Assignements
- Meteorological Observations
Energy Balance Climate Model
Conference on Control and Watch of Air Quality in the Valencia Autonomous Region/
REMOTE SENSING
Introduction
Interaction Between the Electromagmetic Radiation and the Surface
Determination of Biophysical Parameters. Vegetation Indices
Validation of Vegetation Cover Biophysical Parameters from Remote Sensing Data
Digital Image Processing
Meteorological Radar
Practical Assignements
- Digital Image Processing for Remote Sensing
Remote Sensing Programming (I): Reading, Writing, Operating Remote Sensing Data
Application of NDVI in Desertification Studies
Remote Sensing Programming (II): Estimation and Validation of Biophysical Parameters
Information Provided by Meteorological Radar Images
Scientific Visit to the Meteorological Radar Station of Cullera
ANALYSIS OF METEOROLOGICAL SYSTEMS AND STUDY OF CLIMATE PROCESSES WITH REMOTE SENSING IMAGES
Introduction
Analysis of Meteorological Systems from Satellites
- Jet Stream
Tropopause
Cut Lows
Convective Systems
Frontal Systems
Climatology from Satellites
- Radiation, Clouds and Aerosols
Surface Energy Balance
Hydrological Cycle
Greenhouse Effect
Calibration/Validation (Cal/Val) of Remote Sensing Data and Products
Practical Assignements
- Surface Albedo from METEOSAT Data
Meteorological Systems Identification
Cloud Identification and Classification
Scientific Visit to the Valencia Anchor Station of the University of Valencia
Scientific Visit to the Alacant Anchor Station of the Department of Environment, Water, Town Planning and Housing. Generalitat Valenciana
APPLICATIONS AND PRACTICAL CASES
Forecasting and Nowcasting. Meteorological Watch
Land Surface Climatology
Forest Fires
- Risk Factors
The PREVIFOC System from AEMet
Observation of Climate Change. Confidence in Climate Models
Practical Assignements
- Practical Case on Floods
Scientific Visit to the Valencia Delegation of the Spanish Agency for Meteorology (AEMet). Operational Forecasting. Attendance to the Meteorological Briefing of the Day
FUTURE PERSPECTIVES
Future Satellite Missions
Climate Change Impacts, Adaptability to Climate Change
Climate Change: Emission Scenarios. Mitigation
Practical Assignements
- Present and Future Satellite Missions (MSG, EPS/MetOp,...)
Some Teaching Publications
J.F. Gimeno Ferrer, D. Segarra Gomar and E. Lï¿˝pez-Baeza (2002): Cambio climï¿˝tico: Efectos indirectos de los aerosoles atmosfï¿˝ricos. Revista de Climatologia Vol. 2(2002): 5-13
Pellicer, J.; M.A. Gilabert,; E. Lopez-Baeza (1999): The Evolution of the Celsius and Kelvin Temperature Scales and the State of the Art, J. Chem. Educ. 1999 76 911
Gimeno Ferrer, J.F., E. Lopez-Baeza, J. de la Rubia (1999): Criterios de Aproximaciï¿˝n a Problemas Fï¿˝sicos en la Didï¿˝ctica de Primer Ciclo Universitario. Experiencia de Laboratorio de Termodinï¿˝mica. [Approximation Criteria in Physical Problems in Undergraduate Teaching. An Experiment in Thermodynamics Laboratory] 9ï¿˝ Encuentro para la Enseï¿˝anza de la Fï¿˝sica, Valencia, 20-24 Sept. 1999
Bodas A, V. Gandï¿˝a, E. Lï¿˝pez-Baeza (1998): An undergraduate experiment on the propagation of thermal waves. Am. J. Phys., 66 (6) June 1998, pp. 528-533
Gandia V. and E Lopez-Baeza (1988): A low-cost thermal diffusivity measuring apparatus. Journal of Physics E: Scientific Instruments, 21 no. 8, 757 (1988) doi:10.1088/0022-3735/21/8/004
