Electromagnetics basis: Electromagnetic waves, Polarization, Spectra and Fourier transform, Doppler effect, Angular distribution of radiation, Thermal radiation, diffraction
Interactions of electromagnetic radiation: Propagation through homogeneous materials, Reflection and emission from real materials, Propagation through the atmosphere Molecular absorption and scattering, Radiative transfer equation
Electro optical remote sensing system: Spectral Imagery, VIR imaging systems, Thermal infrared imagers
Passive Microwave Systems: Antenna Theory, Microwave Radiometry
Ranging Systems: Laser profiling, Radar altimetry
Scattering Systems: Lidar, Microwave Scatterometry, Synthetic Aperture Radar
Data Processing: Image Processing, Classification and Segmentation
Applications of Remote Sensing Systems
Prerequisite: None
Text Books:
- W. G. Rees, Physical Principles of Remote Sensing, Cambridge University Press; 3rd edition, 2013.
Reference Books:
- Remote Sensing from Air And Space by R. C. Olsen, SPIE Press, 2007.
- James B. Campbell, Randolph H. Wynne, Introduction to Remote Sensing, 5th Edition, The Guilford Press, 2011.
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