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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28MAR |
Introduction to course, labs, term papers |
Rees 1.1-1.4 |
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Sandwell/ Fricker |
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30MAR |
Fricker/Hensman/ Sandwell |
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01APR |
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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04APR |
Electromagnetic radiation, polarization |
Rees 2.1-2.2 |
Fricker |
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06APR |
Fricker/Hensman/Sandwell |
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08APR |
GPS and the Ionosphere |
Rees 2.3 |
HW2 |
Sandwell |
| WEEK 3 |
1-D and 2-D Fourier transforms |
LAB 2 | ||
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11APR |
Spectra and Fourier transforms |
Rees. 2.7 |
Sandwell |
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13APR |
Sandwell/Hensman/Fricker |
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15APR |
Thermal radiation |
Rees. 2.5-2.6 |
HW3 |
Fricker |
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WEEK 4 |
Data Types |
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LAB 3 | |
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18APR |
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Rees 3.1, 3.3, 3.5 |
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Fricker |
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20APR |
Sandwell/Hensman |
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22APR |
Surface scattering |
Rees 11.1-11.2 |
Fricker |
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WEEK 5 |
Image Processing |
LAB 4 | ||
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25APR |
Image Processing |
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Sandwell |
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27APR |
Optics | Rees 5.1-5.3 | HW5 |
Sandwell/Hensman |
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29APR |
CORONA and Satellite Design |
Rees 11.3-11.4 |
Sandwell |
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WEEK 6 |
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02MAY |
MODIS Stereo Notes/Examples |
Rees 11.3-11.4 |
Term Paper - Part 1 Due |
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04MAY |
Review and go over HW 1-5 Introduce Lab 5 Practice Midterm |
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06MAY |
Midterm |
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WEEK 7 |
Google Earth Engine | LAB 5 | ||
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09MAY |
Passive microwave systems and applications |
Rees 7.1-7.4 |
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Fricker |
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11MAY |
Image classification Introduce Lab 6 |
Sandwell/Hensman |
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13MAY |
Passive microwave/Radar altimetry |
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Fricker/Sandwell |
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WEEK 8 |
Image Classification |
LAB 6 | ||
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16MAY |
Radar and laser altimetry |
Rees 8.1 - 8.3 |
Term Paper - Part 2 Due |
Fricker |
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18MAY |
Scattering |
Sandwell/Hensman |
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20MAY |
Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) |
Rees 9.1 - 9.3 |
Sandwell |
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WEEK 9 |
Laser and Radar Altimetry |
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LAB 7 | |
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23MAY |
Radar Interferometry |
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Sandwell |
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25MAY |
Earthquakes and Volcanoes |
Sandwell |
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27MAY |
Remote sensing of the cryosphere |
Fricker | ||
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WEEK 10 |
Radar Interferometry |
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LAB 8 (optional) | |
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30MAY |
Holiday |
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01JUN |
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Monitoring Stormwater Discharge Using InSAR to track Deforestation in the Amazon |
Kian Bagheri
Matthew Brandin
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03JUN |
Grad. Student Presentations LAST DAY TO TURN IN ALL HOMEWORK AND LABS |
Using remote sensing to determine oceanic chlorophyll concentration Analyzing Forest Fires Through Classification and Vegetation Indexes Cliff Erosion Monitoring Using Airborne LiDAR Data |
Sabrina Ulfer
Anthony Wilson
Conner Mack |
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10JUN |
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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