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EE/Ae 157a
Introduction to the Physics of
Remote Sensing
Instructor: Dr. Jakob J. van Zyl
e-mail: [email protected]
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Transmission Spectrum Of Earth’s Atmosphere
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Types Of Remote Sensing Data
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SPECTRAL SIGNATURES OF VEGETATION
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Lava Flow and Impact Crater on Mars
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IKONOS Image of Sydney, Australia
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Mars Orbiter Camera Images of Gullies on Mars
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Gullies on Mars
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HIRISE Image of Shalbatana Vallis (Mars)
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Water Ice on Mars
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ASTER Images of Lago di Garda, Italy
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ASTER Image of Lago di Garda, Italy
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Visible (Left) and Short-Wave Infrared (Right) Images of
Escondida Mine, Chile
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Visible (left) and SWIR (right) Images of Saline Valley,
California
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Visible (left) and TIR (right) Images of Saline Valley, California
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Visible (left) and SWIR (Right) ASTER Images of a Forest Fire
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Hubble and Spitzer Images of Distant Galaxy
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Thermal Images of Erupting Lava on Hawaii
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Galileo Image of Erupting Lava on Io
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Radar Image of Canberra, Australia
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Radar Responses of Sub-Canopy Flooding
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Comparison of Microwave(right) and Visible (left) Imaging
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Visible (Top) and Microwave (Bottom) Images of the Nile
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Radar Images of Seasonal Changes in Patagonia
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Radar Image: Bahia, Brazil
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Shaded Relief: Bahia, Brazil
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Radar Interferometry Example: Los Angeles, California
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Topography of France Derived from Radar Interferometry
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Differential Interferometry
June 28, 1992, M 7.3, Landers, California Earthquake
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Differential Interferometry
Example: 1995 North Sakhalin Earthquake (M 7.6)
Reference: Tobita, et al., Earth Planets Space, 50, 1998
Radar
Differential
Interferogram
Deformation Model
Predictions
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Differential Interferometry Example: Glacier Movement
Reference:Joughin et al., Science, 1996
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Differential Interferometry Example: Glacier Tidal Flexing
Reference: Rignot, ESA SP-414, 1997
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EXAMPLE OF SCATTEROMETER DATA
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NSCAT data of typhoon (speed and direction)
near Japan. The cloud imagery is from the infrared
channel of the GMS-5 Japanese meteorological satellite.
NSCAT data of the Amazon rainforest in South
America.
Blue & Purple: tropical rain forest
Green & Yellow: woodland and savanna
NSCAT (NASA Scatterometer) Data Examples
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QuikScat Data Examples
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QuikScat Seasonal Response
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EXAMPLE ALTIMETER DATA
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Products Derived from Satellite Altimetry
Ocean Topography Wave Height
Water Vapor Total Electron Content
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Ocean Topography from Satellite Altimetry
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Hurricane Isabel meets North Carolina
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Mars Orbiter Laser Altimeter Products
Elevation
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EXAMPLE OF SOUNDER DATA
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Mars Polar Cap
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Buried Glaciers on Mars
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Galileo Image of Conamara Chaos on Europa
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TYPES OF REMOTE SENSING DATA
TYPE OF INFORMATION TYPE OF SENSOR
High Spatial Resolution and WideCoverage
Imaging Sensors; Cameras
High Spectral Resolution Spectrometers;Spectroradiometers
Limited Spectral Resolution and HighSpatial Resolution
Multispectral Mappers
High Spatial and Spectral Resolution Imaging Spectrometers
High Accuracy Intensity Measurement Radiometers; Scatterometers
High Accuracy Intensity Measurementwith Moderate Spatial Resolution
Imaging Radiometers
High Accuracy Measurement of Profile Altimeters; Sounders
Three-dimensional TopographicMapping
Scanning Altimeters; StereoImaging; Radar Interferometry