302898 (v.2) Remote Sensing Science 504
| Area: | Department of Applied Physics |
| Contact Hours: | 4.0 |
| Credits: | 25.0 |
| Lecture: | 3 x 1 Hours Weekly |
| Laboratory: | 1 x 2 Hours Fortnightly |
| Radiative transfer - concepts, definitions, laws, equations, instruments. Solar and Infrared Radiation in the earth-atmosphere system and temperature profile determination techniques. Satellite applications - polar orbiting and geostationary) from last decade - Satellite Remote Sensing in the EM Spectrum, current capabilities, radiation emission, reflection and scattering, radiative transfer equation, temperature profile retrieval, determination of surface characteristics, water vapor effect, detecting clouds, estimation of atmospheric parameters, winds, satellite instrument and orbit considerations, evolving in the global observing system. Computer - MatLab, MODIS Spectral Bands, AIRS Hyperspectral Infrared Data and Cloud Top Pressure Determination, Microwave Remote Sensing with AMSU and TMI. |
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Area External | Central External | | 2003 | Bentley Campus | Semester 1 | Y | | | | 2003 | Bentley Campus | Semester 2 | Y | | | |
Current as of: October 30, 2003 13:11:55
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