Course Syllabus

Date 

Topic

Reading

Homework

Lecturer

WEEK 1

Download and install MATLAB or Python

 

LAB 0

03APR

Introduction to course,  labs, term papers
Overview of remote sensing

Rees 1.1-1.4 
Appendix

HW1

Sandwell

05APR

07APR

Platforms and orbits
Use of color in RS

Rees 10.1-10.4
notes on orbits

 

WEEK 2

MATLAB basics, plotting

LAB 1

10APR

Electromagnetic radiation, polarization

Rees 2.1-2.2 
EM Summary

HW2

12APR

14APR

GPS and the Ionosphere
Fourier transform introduction 

Rees 2.3

WEEK 3

1-D and 2-D Fourier transforms

LAB 2

17APR

Spectra and Fourier transforms 
Diffraction 

Rees. 2.7
notes on Fourier

HW3

19APR

21APR 

Thermal radiation

Rees. 2.5-2.6 
notes on radiation

 

WEEK 4

 Data Types

  

LAB 3

24APR 


Propagation, dispersion, and scattering

Rees 3.1, 3.3

HW4

26APR

Surface scattering Rees 3.5

28APR 

Image Processing - 1

Rees 11.1-11.2

WEEK 5

Image Processing

LAB 4

01MAY

Image Processing - 2

Rees 11.3-11.4

03MAY

Optics

CORONA and Satellite Design

MODIS

Rees 5.1-5.3   HW5

05MAY

Stereo Notes/Examples

Introduce Lab 5

Rees 5.4-5.5

(there will be a question from stereo lecture on midterm)

 

Susheel Adusumilli

WEEK 6

  

08MAY

NO LECTURE

 

 

10MAY

Review and go over HW 1-5

Practice Midterm

12MAY 

Midterm - NO LECTURE

 

WEEK 7

Google Earth Engine LAB 5

15MAY 

Passive microwave systems and applications 

Rees 7.1-7.4


  HW6

17MAY

Image classification
Machine learning

Introduce Lab 6

19MAY

Laser altimetry

Rees  8.1 - 8.3

 WEEK 8

 Image Classification

LAB 6

22MAY 

Radar altimetry

 

 

24MAY

Scattering HW7

26MAY 

Scattering

Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR)

Rees 9.1 - 9.3



WEEK 9

Laser and Radar Altimetry



LAB 7

29MAY

Holiday

 

31MAY 

Radar Interferometry

Rees 9.4-9.5 

02JUN

Earthquakes and Volcanoes 

 WEEK 10

Radar Interferometry

 

LAB 8 (optional)

05JUN

Grad. Student 
Presentations

Paige Brady - Polynyas from Microwave Radiometer

Huayiu You - CubeSat Design

07JUN


Grad. Student 
Presentations

Julian Martinez - Monitoring Lava Flows

Roland Ovbiebo - Surface Water from SWOT

Kristen Plat - Remote Sensing of Alpine Lakes

09JUN

Grad. Student Presentations 
Review for Final Exam

LAST DAY TO TURN IN ALL HOMEWORK AND LABS

 

Chancellor Roberts - 

James Verheyden - Remote Sensing for Mine Explosive Analysis

Briar Conger - 

TBD

Final Exam 

The final exam will include questions from the graduate student presentations.  The exam will have questions from the entire course.