The course will also survey current efforts by agencies such as NASA and NOAA to provide integrated data gathering and dissemination systems. The required background is Earth science, physics, chemistry or space science at the undergraduate level, or introductory graduate remote sensing courses. The format of the course is lecture that may include guest lectures by experts in specific issues course uses extensive Web access to remote sensing data sets. The course will make use of computer platforms in the CSI Computer Lab for accessing global change data sets and student projects. Topic will be approved by 27 Feb. 1999.
Project is due last day of classes.
Introduction to the Physics and Techniques of Remote Sensing . Atlas of Satellite Observations Related to Global Change , Cambridge Univ. Observation of the Earth and Its Environment . The following books will be on two hour reserve at the Johnson Center Library. 1993 EOS Reference Handbook.