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HU Credits:
3
Degree/Cycle:
1st degree (Bachelor)
Responsible Department:
Atmospheric Sciences
Semester:
1st Semester
Teaching Languages:
Hebrew
Campus:
E. Safra
Course/Module Coordinator:
Prof Carynelisa Haspel
Coordinator Office Hours:
by request
Teaching Staff:
Prof Carynelisa Haspel
Course/Module description:
This course presents the basic concepts and methods of remote sensing of the components of the Earth-atmosphere system.
Course/Module aims:
To give students an understanding of and practice in applying common techniques in remote sensing of the properties of the sun, the atmosphere, the Earth's surface, and the oceans.
Learning outcomes - On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
1. Describe why electromagnetic radiation is a useful tool for measurement.
2. Describe how different radiation sensors work.
3. Describe the different kinds of platforms on which sensors are mounted.
4. Explain what determines the resolution of an imaging system.
5. State the principles behind remote sensing using transmitted solar radiation, emitted terrestrial radiation, and reflected solar radiation.
6. Elaborate on the advantages, disadvantages, and possible technical difficulties associated with various remote sensing techniques.
7. Choose the most appropriate remote sensing technique for a specific application.
Attendance requirements(%):
There is no formal attendance requirement. Recordings of the lectures will be made available to students. However, it is highly recommended to attend as many of the lectures as possible and to make sure to watch the recordings of any lectures missed.
Teaching arrangement and method of instruction:
frontal lectures with PowerPoint presentations, questions and answers, discussions, and computer simulations
Course/Module Content:
1. definition of remote sensing and waves
2. absorption and emission
3. scattering
4. refraction, reflection, and surface reflectivity
5. atmospheric reflection and transmission
6. sensors
7. platforms
8. remote sensing with transmitted solar radiation
9. solar occultation/limb extinction
10. remote sensing of the column aerosol size distribution
11. remote sensing with emitted terrestrial radiation
12. remote sensing of the atmospheric temperature profile
13. infrared remote sensing of cirrus clouds
14. remote sensing with reflected solar radiation
15. remote sensing of aerosols with reflected solar radiation
16. remote sensing of clouds with reflected solar radiation
17. active remote sensing
Required Reading:
the lecturer's presentations
Additional Reading Material:
1. Petty, G. W., A First Course in Atmospheric Radiation, Sundog Publishing, 2004, 2006.
2. Lenoble, J., Atmospheric Radiative Transfer, A. Deepak, 1993.
3. Liou, K. N., An Introduction to Atmospheric Radiation, Academic, 1980.
4. Jensen, J. R., Remote Sensing of the Environment, Prentice Hall, 2000.
5. Jensen, J. R., Introductory Digital Image Processing, Prentice Hall, 2005.
6. Rees, W. G., Physical Principles of Remote Sensing, 2nd edition, Cambridge University Press, 2001.
7. Elachi, C., Introduction to the Physics and Techniques of Remote Sensing, John Wiley and Sons, 1987.
8. Stephens, G. L., Remote Sensing of the Lower Atmosphere: An Introduction, Oxford University Press, 1994.
9. Twomey, S., Introduction to the Mathematics of Inversion in Remote Sensing and Indirect Measurements, Dover, 1977.
10. Lewis, J. M., Verner Suomi: The Life and Work of the Founder of Satellite Meteorology, American Meteorological Society, 2018.
Grading Scheme :
Essay / Project / Final Assignment / Home Exam / Referat 80 %
Submission assignments during the semester: Exercises / Essays / Audits / Reports / Forum / Simulation / others 20 %
Additional information:
Submission of the homework exercises is optional.
For the academic year 2023-2024, the final exam will be replaced by a final written report. Each student will choose a method that is more advanced/novel than what was mentioned in the course and will write about the method with a physical explanation in light of the principles we learned in the course.
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