Physical principles of the Remote Sensing 1900-3AFPTGTD
Program:
1. Introduction to the atmospheric and oceanic remote sensing.
2. Physical fundamentals of electromagnetic radiation, blackbody radiation, the basic quantities describing the radiation field.
3. Absorption/emission by atmospheric gases, clouds, aerosol and effects on remote sensing.
4. Radiative transfer equation.
5. Radiative transfer models.
6. Physics of radiation detectors.
7. Radiometers calibration.
8. Satellite measurement systems, types of orbits.
9. Ocean color characterization. Retrieve chlorophyll concentration from SeaWIFS, MODIS, and SIMBAD. Reflection from ocean surfaces. Atmospheric correction.
10. Remote sensing of land, the variability of spectral reflectance with land cover, NDVI index.
11. Principles passive remote sensing using emission. Radiative transfer with emission. Measurements of precipitable water vapor and sea surface temperature (SST)
12. Principles of active remote sensing. Radars. Application of radars: sensing of clouds and precipitation. Doppler radar and measurements of wind. Project Topex Poseidon to measure sea surface height.
13. Using the GPS to measure water vapor content in the atmosphere.
14. Remote sensing of aerosols. Overview of the MODIS, AVHRR, and MISR aerosol algorithms. Basics of aerosol optical depth and single scattering albedo retrieval.
15. Principles of soundings by emission. Soundings of the temperature profile and trace gases and air pollution
16. Review of environmental satellites.
Type of course
Mode
Prerequisites (description)
Learning outcomes
Knowledge:
1. Knowledge of basic equipment used in satellite and airplane remote sensing and air.
2. Basic knowledge about propagation of solar and infrared radiation in the atmosphere
3. Knowledge of modern techniques of remote sensing
Skills:
1. Ability to perform, analysis and interpretation of remote sesing data.
Personal and social competence:
1. The student can independently search for information in the literature, also in foreign languages.
2. Student is able to precisely formulate questions to deepen their understanding of the topic.
Assessment criteria
The requirements needed to pass:
1. presence on the lecture
2. get min. 60% points of the final written examination
Bibliography
Materials:
1 W.G.Rees "Physical principles of Remote Sensing" University Press, Cambridge.
2 P.N.Slater"Remote Sensing-optics and optical systems" Addison-Weslay Publishing Company.
3. G.L. Stephens, Remote Sensing of the Lower Atmosphere. An Introduction, Oxford University Press.
4. G.W. Petty, A First Course in Atmospheric Radiation, Sundog Publishing.
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