Saturday, June 28
8.30 -  Departure from the Marina congress centre to Vaisala
 
9.30 -9.40         Introduction and course overview
9.40-10.40         Introduction to weather radar principles and applications
                       Radar Equation for precipitation. Reflectivity.
10.40-11.00       COFFEE BREAK (Kumpula radar real time display)
11.00-11.45       Introduction to the concept of polarization
                       Weather radar and dual polarization. Types of measurements.
11.45-13.15      LUNCHEON
13.15-14.30       Dual polarization radar observations and the basis for interpretation for various
                        types of storm observations.
                        Detailed study of rainfall, QPE and Hydrometeor classification with dual-polarization
                        radars
14.30-14.45  COFFEE BREAK (Kumpula radar real time display)
14.45-16.00  Weather, non weather examples.
                   Examples of applications of use of dual-polarization  
                   radars.
16.00-16.15   Q&A
16.15-17.30   REFRESHMENTS (Informal discussion. CSU-CHILL live
                  demonstration)
17.30             Departure to Helsinki
 
Sunday, June 29
9.15                 Meeting at Kumpula campus of University of Helsinki
9.30-9.45         Introduction to the Kumpula radar facility
                     VCHILL introduction
9.45-10.30       Radar visit / VCHILL Training
10.30-11.00     COFFEE BREAK
11.00-12.00     VCHILL Training / Radar visit
 
 
Course Program -  Introduction to Radar in Meteorology
28-29 June, 2008