Environmental Systems Monitoring
Code
10394
Academic unit
Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia
Department
Departamento de Ciências e Engenharia do Ambiente
Credits
6.0
Teacher in charge
Francisco Manuel Freire Cardoso Ferreira, Maria Júlia Fonseca de Seixas
Weekly hours
4
Total hours
56
Teaching language
Português
Objectives
The course as a strong section in remote sensing as an essential technique for environmental engineering work. Two working areas (aquatic systems and air quality) are used with the objective of understanding and establish sampling and environmental monitoring plans, a fundamental component in the area of environmental systems.
Prerequisites
None.
Subject matter
Fundamentals of electromagnetic radiation. Solar radiation. Interaction processes with the atmosphere. Technological fundamentals: sensors, platforms, and satellites. Basic characteristics of satellite images. Digital processing of images: geometric and radiometric correction, principal component analysis, vegetation indexes. Classification of satellite images: training areas, classification algorithms. Procedures and strategies for validation.Satellite imagery digital processing and interpretation. Ecological systems monitoring and air quality monitoring. Definition of sampling strategies and detailed procedures including QA/QC.
Bibliography
Lillesand T.M. & Kiefer R.W., Remote Sensing and Image Interpretation 4th Ed, John Wiley & Sons, 2000
Dr. Nicholas Short''''s Remote Sensing Tutorial- NASA
Monitoring Plan for Portuguese Coastal Waters - Water Quality and Ecology How things work
EU CIRCA documents (WFD monitoring guidance)
Berthouex, P. M. and L.C. Brown, 1994. Statistics for Environmental Engineers, Lewis Publishers, Boca Raton, 335 pp.
Gilbert, R.O., 1987. Statistical Methods for Environmental Pollution Monitoring, Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York.
Lohr, S.L., 1999. Sampling: Design and Analysis, Duxbury Press, Pacific Grove.
Teaching method
Depending of the specific area there would be either a more explanatory or a more exploratory component approach. Homework by small student groups have to be performed. There is a discussion period with research aspect brought by student in every class.
Evaluation method
Three small student group homeworks (50%) (minimum grade 9.5) and two teste (25% each) (minimum grade 9.5 total).
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