Examines advanced concepts in radiative transfer and information extraction relevant to remote sensing. Emphasis on applications of digital image processing to remote sensing problems. Friedl ,4 cr, 1st sem. Physical principles governing the climate system and the spatial and temporal patterns of weather elements on regional and global scales. Introduces the essentials in GIS, methods of data capture and sources of data, nature and characteristics of spatial data and objects, data structures, modeling surfaces, volumes and time, and data uncertainty.
Emphasis is on applications.
Laboratory exercises included. Principles and concepts that underlie the physical and ecological forces that cause environmental change. Topics include soil erosion, acid rain, thermal pollution, greenhouse effect, stratospheric ozone depletion, and loss of biodiversity. Interrelationships among population, economic growth, environment, energy and natural resource supplies, particularly in developing countries. Focus on possibilities and limitations of technological solutions to pressures of population on resources and environment.