4th ESA Advanced Training Course on Ocean Remote Sensing 2015

Educational materials from the 4th ESA Advanced Training Course on Ocean Remote Sensing 2015 held at the French Research Institute for Exploitation of the Sea (IFREMER), in Brest, France, from 7-11 September 2015. Download specific blocks here below.

Day 1 – Monday 7th September – Opening:

• The SMOS mission (theory), N.Reul (21 MB)
• Ocean Salinity with SMOS (theory), N.Reul  (24 MB)

Day 2 – Tuesday 8th September – Ocean Colour and Retrievals:

• Principles of Ocean Colour remote sensing (theory), D.Doxaran  (4 MB)
• Ocean colour retrievals in Case 1 waters (theory), D.Doxaran  (6 MB)
• Coastal Water Algorithms (theory), D.Doxaran  (3 MB)
• Application of the Ocean Colour methods in coastal seas: Experience at Ifremer Brest (theory), D.Doxaran  (4 MB)
• Validation of Ocean Colour Data (theory), C.Brockmann (14 MB)

Day 3 – Wednesday 9th September – Geophysical Parameters from Radar Altimeters:

• Principles of Radar Altimetry (theory), P.Cipollini (7 MB)
• Altimeter data processing (theory), P.Cipollini (6 MB)
• Applications of altimetry over the ocean and coastal zone (theory), P.Cipollini (12 MB)

Day 4 – Thursday 10th September – Geophysical Parameters from SARs:

• SAR Instrument Principles, Imaging Mechanisms and Processing (theory), J.A.Johannessen (8 MB)
• Using SAR for Ocean Applications (theory), J.A.Johannessen (26 MB)
• Synergy between Optical, Infrared and Microwave Sensors for Ocean Remote Sensing Applications (theory), J.A.Johannessen (14 MB)
• The Marine Component of ESA’s Ocean Climate Change Initiative (theory), J.A.Johannessen (8 MB)

Day 5 – Friday 11th September – Sea Surface Temperature (SST):

• Measuring SST from Space (theory), G.Corlett (13 MB)