GEOG 4093
Understanding environmental problems; making effective use of technical information; justifying aspirations; of general applicability to environmental problems; applicable to land use issues; applicable to water resource issues.
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. Covers acquisition and interpretation of environmental data by remote sensing. Theory and sensors are discussed, as are manual and microwave portions of the spectrum are stressed.