The training course was devoted to atmosphere applications over China using several remote sensing instruments, in particular tropospheric and stratospheric chemistry and dynamics, as well as air quality monitoring.
The following disciplines and subjects were covered:

Please click on each of the lectures to access the presentations (PDF format).

Day 1 - Monday 16 October: Opening Session (Plenary)
8:30- 9:30	Registration
9:30-10:15	Official Welcome: - Jianhua Lin (Vice-president PKU) - Xiaohian Liao (MOST) - Yves-Louis Desnos (ESA)
10:15-10:30	Overview of the Training Course: Practical aspects, Pedagogy, Logistics [X.Zhang, PKU, and C.Zehner, ESA]
10:30-11:15	Coffee break – Photo
11:15-12:00	Present and future Chinese satellite missions for atmospheric remote sensing [P. Zhang]
12:00-12:45	Present and future ESA satellite missions for atmospheric remote sensing [Y.L. Desnos]
12:45-14:00	Lunch
14:00-15:00	Dragon Star: Middle atmosphere above China as seen by GOMOS [E.Kyrolä]
15:00-16:00	Air quality monitoring in China [H.Kelder]
16:00-16:30	Coffee Break
16:30-17:30	System and data products of ERS and ENVISAT, Access to ERS and ENVISAT data [C. Zehner]
17:30-18:00	Assignment of Computer Facilities
18:30-21:00	Banquet
Day 2 - Tuesday 17 October – Basics/Instruments
09:00-10:00	L1 : Basics about the atmosphere [H. Kelder]
10:00-11:00	L2 : Basics about radiative transfer [B. Carli]
11:00-11:15	Coffee Break
11:15-12:15	L3 : Basics about observation techniques [B. Carli]
12:15-14:00	Lunch
14:00-15:00	L4 : ESA atmospheric instruments: SCIAMACHY, OMI/EOS AURA, GOME [H. Kelder]
15:00-16:00	L5 : ESA atmospheric instruments: GOMOS [E. Kyrola], MIPAS [B. Carli]
16:00-16:30	Questions: Basics [B. Carli]
16:30-16:45	Coffee Break
16:45-18:15	Practical:  Data handling [C. Zehner]
Day 3 - Wednesday 18 October – Retrieval techniques
09:00-10:00	L1: Inversion basics [E. Kyrolä]
10:00-11:00	L2: Retrieval techniques (1) – Emissions [B. Carli]
11:00-11:15	Coffee Break
11:15-12:15	L3: Retrieval techniques (2) – Occultation and limb scattering [E. Kyrolä]
12:15-14:00	Lunch
14:00-15:00	L4: Retrieval techniques (3) - UV + VIS / DOAS [H. Kelder]
15:00-15:30	Questions: Retrieval [E. Kyrolä]
15:30-15:45	Coffee Break
15:45-17:15	Practical:  Retrieval Algorithms [E. Kyrolä + B. Carli]
Day 4 - Thursday 19 October – Validation/Modelling
09:00-10:00	L1: Ground based networks [P. Simon]
10:00-11:00	L2: Instrument Intercomparison - MIPAS, SCIAMACHY, GOMOS (1) [P. Simon]
11:00-11:15	Coffee Break
11:15-12:15	L3: Instrument Intercomparison - MIPAS, SCIAMACHY, GOMOS (2) [P. Simon]
12:15-14:00	Lunch
14:00-15:00	L4: Modelling (1) [H. Kelder]
15:00-16:00	L5: Modelling (2) [H. Kelder]
16:00-16:30	Questions: Modelling [H. Kelder]
16:30-16:45	Coffee Break
16:45-18:15	Practical:  Data intercomparison [P. Simon]
Day 5 - Friday 20 October – Data assimilation
09:00-10:00	L1: Data Assimilation (1) – Basics [H. Elbern]
10:00-11:00	L2: Data Assimilation (2) – Meteorological data [H. Elbern]
11:00-11:15	Coffee Break
11:15-12:15	L3: Data Assimilation (3) - Application for the stratosphere [H. Elbern]
12:15-14:00	Lunch
14:00-15:00	L4: Data assimilation (4) -  Application for chemical weather [H. Elbern]
15:00-15:30	Questions: Data Assimilation [H. Elbern]
15:30-15:45	Coffee Break
15:45-17:15	Practical:  Data Assimilation [H. Elbern]
Day 6 - Saturday 21 October: Closing Session  (Plenary)
09:00-10:00	Challenges for mesospheric research [E. Kyrolä]
10:00-11:00	Results for stratosphere research [B. Carli]
11:00-11:30	Coffee break - Questionnaire
11:30-12:30	Challenges for tropospheric research [H. Kelder]
12:15-14:00	Lunch
14:00-14:30	Summary of the training course [X.Zhang, PKU, and M.Simon, Serco c/o ESA]
14:30-16:00	Closing Words  - Certificates
16:00-17:00	Closing drink TBC

A total of five European specialists in atmospheric remote sensing gave a series of lectures and conducted hands-on sessions focused on exploiting data from the European satellites ERS-2 and Envisat.

		Prof. Bruno Carli Italian National Research Centre (CNR) Italy
		Prof. Hendrik Elbern University of Cologne Germany
		Prof. Hennie Kelder  Royal Netherlands Meteorogical Institute (KNMI) The Netherlands
		Prof. Erkki Kyrola Finnish Meteorological Institute (FMI) Finland
		Prof. Paul Simon Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy (IASB) Belgium

Director	Mr Zhang Guocheng	National Remote Sensing Centre of China
Deputy Director	Prof. Tong Qinxi	Peking University
Members	Mr Chen Linhao	Ministry of Science and Technology of China
	Mr Cao Xuejun	Ministry of Science and Technology of China
	Mr Li Jiahong	National Remote Sensing Centre of China
	Prof. Li Zengyuan	Research Institute of Forest Resources Information Techniques, CAF
	Prof. Chen Xiuwan	Peking University
	Prof. Yang Jun	National Satellite Meteorological Centre
	Prof. Li Xin	Peking University
Secretaries	Dr. Zhang Xianfeng	Peking University
	Dr. Zhang Qing	Peking University