ELEC 858

Principles of Remote Sensing
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Lecturer: Dr. Carlos E. Saavedra, P. Eng.
Office Hours: Thursdays from 1:30 to 2:00 pm in WLH 406.
Research Website: Gigahertz Integrated Circuits Group
e-mail: saavedra {at sign} queensu.ca
            
Pre-requisites - At least one undergraduate, semester-long, course in electromagnetics

Course Objectives - This course is an overview of the physical and engineering principles of microwave imaging and remote sensing. Topics include: electromagnetic wave propagation, polarized and partially polarized waves, polarimetric synthesis and decomposition, wave diffraction, wave scattering from smooth and rough boundaries, scattering and emission of waves from natural surfaces, passive microwave detectors, radar fundamentals, radar altimeters, radar image construction, polarimetric radar, non-ideal imaging effects such as speckle and geometric distortion.  Applications of microwave imaging to the earth sciences will be discussed.


Outline of Topics

Review of Maxwell's equations, polarized waves, polarimetric synthesis and decomposition, wave scattering from smooth and rough boundaries, scattering and emission of waves from the earth (soil, vegetation, oceans, ice, etc.), passive microwave imaging systems (radiometers), active microwave imaging systems.


Course Materials

Required Text:
  • Iain H. Woodhouse, Introduction to Microwave Remote Sensing, CRC Press,
    New York: 2006.
Reference books on 3-hour reserve at Douglas Library:
  • John R. Jensen, Remote Sensing of the Environment: an Earth Resource Perspective, Pearson Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle River, NJ: 2007.
    Library call number: QE33.2.R4 J46 2007

  • Arthur P. Cracknell, Introduction to Remote Sensing, CRC/Taylor & Francis,
    New York: 2007.
    Library call number: G70.4.C73 2007.
CAD Software:  
  • Matlab will be used for assignments. This software is available in the Bain lab in Walter Light Hall.


Textbook Reading Assignments
  • Week 4: read book up to page 123.
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