302760 (v.2) Remote Sensing Science 402
| Area: | Department of Applied Physics |
| Contact Hours: | 7.0 |
| Credits: | 25.0 |
| Lecture: | 3 x 1 Hours Weekly |
| Laboratory: | 2 x 2 Hours Weekly |
| Other Requisite(s): | Admission: to the Physics honours program
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| Radiative transfer - concepts, definitions, laws, equations, instruments. Solar and Infrared Radiation in the earth-atmosphere system and temperature profile determination techniques. Satellite applications 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 2 | Y | | | |
Current as of: October 30, 2003 13:11:55
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