A&O SCI C160Remote Sensing of Atmosphere and Oceans
Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences · 4 units · Undergraduate upper division (100-199)
Theory and techniques of remote sensing; atmospheric spectroscopy, scattering, and polarization; passive and active techniques; relevant satellite systems; inversion methods; remote sensing of clouds, aerosols, temperature, precipitation, and trace constituents; remote sensing of oceans and biosphere. Concurrently scheduled with course C240B.
P/NP or letter grading.
When it runs
Not on the schedule for any of Fall 2025 through Spring 2027. UCLA publishes only that window, so this does not mean the course is gone — check the official listing.
Requisites
Official UCLA wording
Requisite: Physics 1C or 5B.
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A&O SCI C160
- PHYSICS 1CPhysics for Scientists and Engineers: Electrodynamics, Optics, and Special Relativity
- MATH 32ACalculus of Several Variables
- PHYSICS 1APhysics for Scientists and Engineers: Mechanics
- MATH 32BCalculus of Several Variables
- MATH 31BIntegration and Infinite Series
- PHYSICS 1BPhysics for Scientists and Engineers: Oscillations, Waves, Electric and Magnetic Fields
- MATH 33ALinear Algebra and Applications
- MATH 3BCalculus for Life Sciences Students
- PHYSICS 5BPhysics for Life Sciences Majors: Thermodynamics, Fluids, Waves, Light, and Optics
- PHYSICS 5APhysics for Life Sciences Majors: Mechanics and Energy
- LIFESCI 30AMathematics for Life Scientists
- LIFESCI 30BMathematics for Life Scientists
- MATH 3COrdinary Differential Equations with Linear Algebra for Life Sciences Students
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