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Training Outline

SEBAL and METRIC Expert Training

Monday  PM:
Introductions
Description of course                                                                        
Overview of SEBAL (background, overview, and objectives)    

Overview of the theory (surface radiation balance, surface energy budget,
       data requirements, intermediate and end products)
Setting up the image (layering and choosing a subset image)        
Obtaining header file information                                                     
Practice

Tuesday AM:
Review Mondays work                                                                        
Obtaining weather data, reference ET, and exploring the time issues
       around these quantities.                                            
Practice

Tuesday PM:
Solving the surface radiation balance equation:
1.      Radiance (model_01)                                              
2.      Reflectivity (model_02)                                              
3.      Albedo – top of atmosphere (model_03)                
4.      Surface albedo (model_04)                                        
5.      Incoming shortwave radiation (calculator)                  
6.      Vegetation indices (model_05)                            
7.      Surface emissivity (model_06)                                        
8.      Effective at-satellite temperature (model_07)          
9.      Surface temperature (model_08)                            
10. Outgoing longwave temperature (model_09)          
Practice

Wednesday AM:
Review of Tuesdays work                                                                
Theory behind using “anchor” pixels                                               
Selecting the “cold” pixel                                                                
Selecting the “hot” pixel                                                                        
Practice

Wednesday PM:
Computing incoming longwave radiation (calculator)                
Computing the net surface radiation (model_10)                
Solving the surface energy budget equation - computing G/Rn and G
     (model_11)                                       
Look at results and practice                                                          

Thursday AM:
Review Wednesdays work                                                                
Theory behind the method of computing sensible heat flux (temperature
        difference, wind speed, surface roughness, aerodynamic resistance
         to heat transport)                    
Computation of the friction velocity and wind speed at 200 meters for the
         weather station                                     
Computation of the momentum roughness length (model_12) – land use
         map                                                
Computation of initial friction velocity and aerodynamic resistance for each
         pixel (model_13)                                       
Theory of the linear dT function and of the atmospheric stability correction
         (soap bubbles)                                                        

  Thursday PM:
Iteration process to compute sensible heat flux – use of the spreadsheet
Practice
Computation of instantaneous ET (model_25)                            
Computation of 24-hour ET (model_26)                                              
Computation of seasonal ET                                                  

Friday AM:
Review                                                                                               
Questions                                                                                           
Mountain Model (perhaps)                                                                   
Aster application (perhaps)                                                                   

Adjourn

 
   

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