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Academic Programs - ESM 266 - REMOTE SENSING OF THE ENVIRONMENT

Advanced introduction to remote sensing theory, technology, and applications in environmental science and management. Survey of principles and analytical methods throughout the electromagnetic spectrum. Integration of remote sensing with other tools.

Syllabus

Instructor(s)

 

Jeff Dozier

 

Exams

Date Title
6/7/2008 Final Exam, Spring 2008
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General Remote Sensing Links

Date Title
NASA Goddard Data and Information Services Center (DISC)
NASA Earth Observatory
JPL Planetary Photojournal
Anne Nolin - Links to Remote Sensing Data
NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies
National Reconnaissance Office
U Montana Numerical Terradynamic Simulation Group
NOAA/NESDIS
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Homeworks

Date Title
5/6/2008 Lab 6, Data ordering
5/6/2008 Lab 6, Table template
4/28/2008 Lab 5, Preparation for final project
4/22/2008 Lab 4, T.A. presentation
4/21/2008 Lab 4, Infrared remote sensing
4/15/2008 Lab 2, AVIRIS wavelengths, 1997
4/15/2008 Lab 3, T.A. presentation
4/14/2008 Lab 3, MODIS ocean color
4/8/2008 Lab 2, T.A. presentation
4/7/2008 Lab 2, Effect of Resolution
4/1/2008 Lab 1, T.A. presentation
3/31/2008 Lab 1, Vegetation Indices
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Lecture Handouts

Date Title
5/28/2008 Atmospheric correction
5/21/2008 The Hydrologic Cycle and the Color of Snow
5/19/2008 Water
5/14/2008 Vegetation - processes, biomass
5/12/2008 Vegetation - properties
5/7/2008 Photogrammetry
5/5/2008 Interferometry and laser altimetry
4/30/2008 Active microwave remote sensing
4/28/2008 Passive microwave remote sensing
4/23/2008 Hyperspectral remote sensing
4/21/2008 Thermal infrared remote sensing
4/14/2008 Multispectral remote sensing
4/9/2008 Snow properties relation to runoff (Karl)
4/7/2008 Vegetation properties from remote sensing (Frank)
3/31/2008 Introduction
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Lectures

Date Title
5/28/2008 Atmospheric correction
5/21/2008 The Hydrologic Cycle and the Color of Snow
5/19/2008 Water
5/14/2008 Vegetation - processes, biomass
5/12/2008 Vegetation - properties
5/7/2008 Photogrammetry
5/5/2008 Interferometry and laser altimetry
4/30/2008 Active microwave remote sensing
4/28/2008 Passive microwave remote sensing
4/23/2008 Hyperspectral remote sensing
4/21/2008 Thermal infrared remote sensing
4/14/2008 Multispectral remote sensing
4/9/2008 Snow properties relation to runoff (Karl)
4/7/2008 Vegetation properties from remote sensing (Frank)
3/31/2008 Introduction
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Links to Instruments

Date Title
AIRS - Atmospheric Infrared Sounder
ASTER - Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer
MODIS - Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer
MODIS Data Products
SeaWiFS
QuickBird (high-resolution commercial)
MODIS vegetation index page
SeaWinds
MISR - Multi-angle Imaging SpectroRadiometer
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Links to Missions

Date Title
EOS Aqua
EOS Terra
Ocean Topography from Space
TRMM - Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission
CORONA
NPOESS - National Polar Orbiting Environmental Satellite System
JPL Imaging Radar
POES - Polar Orbiting Environmental Satellite
GOES - Geostationary Orbiting Environmental Satellite
Landsat (NASA link)
Landsat (USGS link)
EOS Aura (chemistry)
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Remote Sensing Education

Date Title
Emporia State University, Kansas (James Aber)
Williams College GIS and Remote Sensing
Oregon State Geosciences (Anne Nolin)
NASA Remote Sensing Tutorial
NASA Short Earth Science Remote Sensing Tutorial
Boston University Center for Remote Sensing
University of South Carolina Center for GIS and Remote Sensing
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Student Presentations

Date Title
5/21/2005 Chris Bersbach & Patrick Jantz -- Evaluating the Condition of Grasslands in California
5/21/2005 Jason Kreitler -- Farmland Seasonal Animation
5/21/2005 Jesse Fujikawa & Bernhard Preusser
5/21/2005 Darren Hardy -- Effects of Snow Cover on Surface Albedo
5/21/2005 John Kefauver -- Comparison of EVI and NDVI for Change Detection in Papua New Guinea
5/21/2005 Jason Kreitler -- Estimating a Farmland Ecosystem Service Using MODIS
5/21/2005 Karl Rittger -- Snow Covered Area for Selected Watersheds in the Sierra Nevada
5/21/2005 Jennifer Lipscomb -- Garden of Eden? Examining Effects of Political Conflicts on Iraqi Environment Using Landsat
5/21/2005 Erin Nuccio & Lana Tran -- Remote Sensing of Vegetation in the Sahel
5/21/2005 Joe Kastner -- Wind Animation
5/21/2005 Elizabeth Sanger & Shithi Kamal -- Temporal Changes in Snow Cover on the Tibetian Plateau
5/21/2005 Stu Webster -- Assessing Land Conversion Trends in the Lompoc Valley with NDVI
5/21/2005 Joe Kastner -- Using Remote Sensing to Estimate Offshore Wind Resources
6/4/2003 Josh Metz -- IHS Transformation to Enhance Spatial Resolution of IKONOS Data
6/4/2003 Leigh Hagan -- Detection of Land Cover Changes in Rondonia with Landsat
6/4/2003 Mike Robinson -- Lake Cachuma Vegetation Change in Wet and Dry Years
6/4/2003 Suzanne Lieberman -- Clouds, Solar Radiation and Glacier Recession on Mt Kilimanjaro
6/4/2003 Tihomir Kostadinov -- Black Sea Animation
6/4/2003 Tihomir Kostadinov -- MODIS Black Sea 2002 Chlorophyll Time Series
6/4/2003 Laura Turner and Garrett Lehman -- Using MODIS to Correct AMSR-E SWE Estimates