Skill course: Earth observation techniques
1. When & where?
May 12 & 13, 2014
at the Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Institute of Geography,
R212 & R121 (Grietgasse 6, main entrance: Löbdergraben 32), upper, second & third floor
May 26 - 28, 2014
Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry,
Seminar room B0.002 (opposite the reception)
June 10 & 12, 2014
Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry,
Seminar room B0.002 (opposite the reception)
2. Registration
Click here to register before May 7, 2014.
3. Outline
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| T | Theory |
| P | Practice |
| Day | Slot | Type | Content | Who |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon, May 12 | Optical remote sensing (incl. preprocessing like atmospheric & topographic correction) | |||
| 9:00-10:00 | T | Introduction to Remote Sensing Concepts: EMS | Christiane Schmullius | |
| 10:15-11:15 | T | Sensor Concepts (Spectral, Geometric, Radiometric, Temporal Resolution) | Christiane Schmullius | |
| 11:30-12:30 | T | Sensor Overview and Applications | Christiane Schmullius | |
| 14:00-15:00 | T | Introduction to Image Processing | Sören Hese | |
| 15:15-16:15 | T | Atmospheric and topographic correction methods | ||
| 16:30-18:00 | P | Practical exercises (using ENVI) | Sören Hese | |
| Tue, May 13 | RADAR remote sensing for Earth surface | |||
| 9:00-10:00 | T | Introduction to Radar Concepts and Image Geometry | Christiane Schmullius | |
| 10:15-11:15 | T | Sensor Parameters (Wavelength, Polarisation, Incidence Angle) | Christiane Schmullius | |
| 11:30-12:30 | T | Surface Parameters (Dielectric Constant, Roughness) | Christiane Schmullius | |
| 14:00-16:00 | T | Applications: Forest (inkl. INSAR, POLSAR) | Christian Thiel | |
| 16:00-18:00 | P | Practical exercises (using ESA NEST + ASF MapReady + ENVI) | Carsten Pathe | |
| Mon, May 26 | Atmosphere: essential climate variables | |||
| 9:00-10:00 | T | Introduction to sensing of the atmosphere, and atmospheric ECVs. Some discussion about different orbit configurations, and a brief history of remote sensing of the atmosphere. | Julia Marshall and Dietrich Feist | |
| 10:15-11:15 | T | An introduction to ground-based remote sensing of the atmosphere, focusing on the FTIR. | Dietrich Feist | |
| 11:30-12:30 | T | Passive emission sensing of greenhouse gases, using the the sensors AIRS and IASI as teaching examples. | Julia Marshall | |
| 14:00-15:00 | T | Passive scattering sensing of the atmosphere, using the examples of SCIAMACHY and GOSAT. | Julia Marshall | |
| 15:15-16:15 | T | Active sensing of the atmosphere, using the example of the aerosol satellite CALIPSO and the planned methane mission MERLIN. | Julia Marshall | |
| 16:30-18:00 | P | Practical session: "Design a satellite", where two groups will be given different measurement goals, and asked to plan and present a hypothetical satellite mission to meet these goals. | Julia Marshall and Dietrich Feist | |
| Tue, May 27 | Essential climate variables - ocean color, sea surface temperature and precipitation | |||
| 9:00-13:00 | T | Oceanic remote sensing (ocean color, sea surface temperature, etc.) | Roland Doerffer (Helmoltz Center Geesthacht) | |
| 14:00-16:00 | T | precipitation measurement -The water and energy cycle and precipitation | Stephan Bakan (MPI Meteorologie) | |
| Wed, May 28 | Essential climate variables - land cover | |||
| 9:00-11:00 | T | Land Cover -Remote sensing and land observation -Remote sensing principles for land characterisation -Land cover classification | Céline Lamarche (Université Catholique de Louvain) | |
| Tue, June 10 | Essential climate variables - Clouds observed by satellites | |||
| 11:00-13:00 | T | Introduction - an global overview - Motivation: Why are clouds important? -GCOS and ECV -CM SAF and ESA CCI (international programs) | Cornelia Schlundt (DWD) | |
| 14:00-16:00 | T | Remote sensing of cloud properties -different instruments -different algorithms -validation | Cornelia Schlundt (DWD) | |
| Thu, June 12 | Essential climate variables - fire disturbance | |||
| 9:00-12:00 | T | Fire disturbance | Kevin Tansey |
4. Course material
Introduction to remote sensing, part 1 by Christiane Schmullius
Introduction to remote sensing, part 2 by Christiane Schmullius
Radar-optic synergies for operational land cover and biomass mapping by Christiane Schmullius
Introduction to image processing in remote sensing by Sören Hese
Introduction to image processing for Earth observation data analysis - Landcover classification and multispectral data analysis using ENVI/IDL image processing environment by Sören Hese
Forest cover and forest disturbance mapping and forest biomass assessment using SAR by Christian Thiel
Introduction to remote sensing by Julia Marshall & Dietrich Feist
Emission sensing of greenhouse gases by Julia Marshall & Dietrich Feist
Scattering sensing of the atmosphere by Julia Marshall & Dietrich Feist
Active sensing of the atmosphere by Julia Marshall & Dietrich Feist
Practical session 'Design a satellite' by Julia Marshall & Dietrich Feist
Ocean and climate - Basics and how to use remote sensing data by Roland Dörffer
Advanced ocean observation methods by Roland Dörffer
Satellite oceanography by Roland Dörffer
Precipitation measurement by Stephan Bakan
Land cover by Céline Lamarche
Clouds observed by satellites, part 1 by Cornelia Schlundt
Clouds observed by satellites, part 2 by Cornelia Schlundt
Fire disturbance by Kevin Tansey
Practical on fire disturbance by Kevin Tansey
5. Feedback
13 of 19 participants filled in the survey by July 8, 2014. The survey results are given here. Statistics and statements should not be taken as an exhaustive or exclusive list.