EAS 4430: Remote Sensing & Data Analysis

Outline

1. Introduction - remote sensing examples, - Elachi Chapter 1, 1 lecture
   
   
2. EM spectrum used for remote sensing - Elachi Chapter 2
   
   
   • Visible and infrared sensing, 3 lectures
   • Reflection of radiation from the surface, 1 lecture
   • Vegetation sensing, 1 lecture
   • Mineral sensing, 2 lectures
   • Detection systems and type of scanning, 3 lectures
   • Satellite orbits - Appendix 2, 1 lecture
     
     
3. Photogeology, 1 lecture + 1 lab
   
   
4. Image processing and data analysis, 2 lectures + ENVI labs
   
   
5. Use of surface thermal emissions - diurnal variation - Elachi Chapter 3, 1 lecture
   
   
6. Microwave passive sensing - Elachi Chapter 5, 2 lectures
   
   
7. Active sensing microwaves - Elachi Chapter 6, 3-4 lectures
   
   
8. Ocean surface - Elachi Chapter 7, 1 lecture
   
   
9. Atmospheric sensing visible & forced - Elachi Chapter 8, 2 lectures
   
   
10. Atmospheric sensing - microwaves - Elachi Chapter 9, 3 lectures
    
    
11. Sensing of some particular applications including meteorology, 3 lectures
    
    
12. GIS, 1 lecture
    
    

2 Guest lectures on remote sensing

3 tests + term paper

In-class presentations, 2

ENVI labs, 6