LEARNING OUTCOMES
- After the course the student is ready to work with microwave remote sensing data in a research project.
- He/she can classify microwave instruments used in remote sensing, explain their functioning principles, sketch the structure, and calculate key performance parameters.
- The student understands the physics of microwave interaction with natural medium and can interpret target properties based on measured microwave signatures.
- He/she can distinguish between electrical properties of snow, water and soil. The student can make a basic interpretation of typical features in microwave radar and radiometer images.
- The student has hands-on experience of simple radar image processing and common analysis tools.
Credits: 5
Schedule: 02.09.2024 - 05.12.2024
Teacher in charge (valid for whole curriculum period):
Teacher in charge (applies in this implementation): Jaan Praks
Contact information for the course (applies in this implementation):
CEFR level (valid for whole curriculum period):
Language of instruction and studies (applies in this implementation):
Teaching language: English. Languages of study attainment: English
CONTENT, ASSESSMENT AND WORKLOAD
Content
valid for whole curriculum period:
- Microwave interaction with nature. Dielectric properties of natural media.
- Blackbody radiation, emission, scattering, absorption, backscattering.
- Radiative transfer, radar equation.
- Microwave radiometer and radar; components, structure and performance parameters.
- Synthetic aperture radar (SAR), radar image formation and basic signal processing.
- SAR imaging and analysis techniques: interferometry and polarimetry.
- Microwave remote sensing image interpretation and application areas.
- Most notable microwave missions and sensors.
Assessment Methods and Criteria
valid for whole curriculum period:
Homework exercises, project and examination.
Workload
valid for whole curriculum period:
Contact teaching. Independent work (homework exercises). Remote sensing image analysing project.
DETAILS
Study Material
valid for whole curriculum period:
Lecture slides and material delivered during the course. Course book: Fawwaz T. Ulaby and David G. Long, "MICROWAVE RADAR AND RADIOMETRIC REMOTE SENSING".
Substitutes for Courses
valid for whole curriculum period:
Prerequisites
valid for whole curriculum period:
SDG: Sustainable Development Goals
2 Zero Hunger
9 Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
13 Climate Action
15 Life on Land
FURTHER INFORMATION
Further Information
valid for whole curriculum period:
Teaching Language: English
Teaching Period: 2024-2025 Autumn I - II
2025-2026 Autumn I - II