Course Syllabus
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Date |
Topic |
Reading |
Homework |
Lecturer |
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WEEK 1 |
Download and install MATLAB |
LAB 0 | ||
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29MAR |
Introduction to course, labs, term papers |
Rees 1.1-1.4 |
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Sandwell/ Fricker |
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31MAR |
Fricker/Bryant/ Sandwell |
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02APR |
Platforms and orbits |
Rees 10.1-10.4 |
HW1 |
Sandwell |
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WEEK 2 |
MATLAB basics, plotting |
LAB 1 | ||
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05APR |
Electromagnetic radiation, polarization |
Rees 2.1-2.2 |
Fricker |
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07APR |
Fricker/Bryant/Sandwell |
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09APR |
GPS and the Ionosphere |
Rees 2.3 |
Sandwell |
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| WEEK 3 |
1-D and 2-D Fourier transforms |
LAB 2 | ||
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12APR |
Spectra and Fourier transforms |
Rees. 2.7 |
Sandwell |
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14APR |
Sandwell/Bryant/Fricker |
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16APR |
Thermal radiation |
Rees. 2.5-2.6 |
Fricker |
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WEEK 4 |
Data Types |
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LAB 3 | |
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19APR |
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Rees 3.1, 3.3, 3.5 |
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Fricker |
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21APR |
Fricker/Bryant/Sandwell |
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23APR |
Image processing - 1 Surface scattering |
Rees 11.1-11.2 |
Fricker/Sandwell |
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WEEK 5 |
Image Processing |
LAB 4 | ||
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26APR |
Surface scattering Image Processing - 2 |
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Fricker/Sandwell |
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28APR |
Optics | Rees 5.1-5.3 | HW5 |
Sandwell |
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30APR |
Stereo |
Rees 11.3-11.4 |
Sandwell |
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WEEK 6 |
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03MAY |
Image classification |
Rees 11.3-11.4 |
Term Paper - Part 1 Due |
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05MAY |
Review and go over HW 1-5 Introduce Lab Practice Midterm |
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07MAY |
Midterm |
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WEEK 7 |
Google Earth Engine | LAB 5 | ||
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10MAY |
Passive microwave systems and applications |
Rees 7.1-7.4 |
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Fricker |
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12MAY |
Fricker/Bryant |
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14MAY |
Radar and laser altimetry |
Rees 8.1 - 8.3 |
Fricker |
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WEEK 8 |
Image Classification |
LAB 6 | ||
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17MAY |
Scattering and Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) |
Rees 9.1 - 9.3 |
Term Paper - Part 2 Due |
Sandwell |
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19MAY |
Sandwell/Bryant |
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21MAY |
Radar Interferometry |
Rees 9.4-9.5 |
Sandwell |
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WEEK 9 |
Laser and Radar Altimetry |
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LAB 7 | |
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24MAY |
Earthquakes and Volcanoes |
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Sandwell or Xu |
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26MAY |
Remote sensing of the cryosphere: |
Fricker or Bryant |
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28MAY |
Grad. Student Presentations |
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WEEK 10 |
Radar Interferometry |
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LAB 8 (optional) | |
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31MAY |
Holiday |
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02JUN |
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04JUN |
Grad. Student Presentations |
LAST DAY TO TURN IN ALL HOMEWORK AND LABS |
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09JUN |
Final Exam |
The final exam will include questions from the graduate student presentations. The exam will have questions from the entire course. |
Term Paper - Part 3 Due (grad students) |
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