Catalog Course Description

The course will introduce junior/senior undergraduate students to the basic physical concepts of remote sensing as they relate to different earth surface processes. It will introduce students to a variety of recently developed ground, airborne, and satellite instruments and their applications to monitor and analyze environmental processes. These include active (e.g., Lidar), and passive (radiometers) sensors, optical (e.g., Landsat, MODIS), microwave (e.g., SMAP), and gravitational (e.g., GRACE) satellites.

Spring Term

3 hours of Instructional experiences requiring special laboratory equipment and facilities per week and 2 hours of Instructor presentation of course materials per week and 4 hours of Outside Work Hours per week.

Fall Term

3 hours of Instructional experiences requiring special laboratory equipment and facilities per week and 2 hours of Instructor presentation of course materials per week and 4 hours of Outside Work Hours per week.