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Sensing of the Environment
GEOG 4093/5093 - Fall
2008 Lecture Lab Office hours: Teaching Assistant Office hours: CIRES Ekeley S250A, Tuesday 10:30-12:30; Thursday 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM Khalid Hussein; Tel: 303-492-6782
Required Text: Remote Sensing of the Environment: An Earth Resource perspective, John R. Jensen, Prentice Hall Series in Geographic Information Science, 2nd edition, Year published 2007, (ISBN 0-13-188950-8). Recommended Text: Our Changing Planet, The View From Space. Edited by: King, M.D.; Parkinson, C.L.; Partington, K.C.; Williams, R.G. 2007. Lecture Notes: All lecture notes are on the class home page (Script) Grading: Midterm (30%), 16 October, 2008; Final (40%), 11 December, 2008, Lab (30%), to be returned following week during lab. Graduate Students: Term paper on the application of remote sensing in one of the four areas: a) atmosphere, b) cryosphere, c) lithosphere, d) biosphere. Will also be graded and counts equivalent to 40% of final grade. Course Outline: Global environmental change is one of the most pressing international issues of the next century. There is need to monitor the earth’s vital signs from atmospheric ozone to sea level change. Satellite data sets will be vital in addressing global change issues, in determining natural variability and monitoring global and regional changes. The course is designed to introduce students to the techniques of remote sensing measurements of environmental parameters from aircraft and satellite platforms. The course is based on the application of simple physical principles of electromagnetic radiation. Different sensing systems such as electro-optical systems, passive microwave systems, ranging systems and scattering techniques will be discussed with applications for the atmosphere, cryosphere, lithosphere and biosphere. |