Astrophysics - 10h

Description:

• Scales in the Universe: mass vs size, Heisenberg limit, Schwarzschild limit.
• Stars: star formation, H-R digram, nucleosynthesis, stellar evolution, supernova, white dwarf, neutron star, stellar black hole
• Galaxies: classification, spiral & elliptical galaxies, formation, galactic black hole, galaxy interactions
• The universe: history, content of the universe, Hubble expansion, BBN, CMB
• Instrumentation in Astrophysics: telescopes, multi-wavelength observations (from gamma-rays to radio waves)

Earth observation - 10h

Description:

• History of Earth observation
• Concepts of Remote Sensing
• Energy sources and Radiation Principles
• Concepts of Digital Image
• Reference data
• Geographic Information Systems
• Notions about multispectral, thermal, and hyperspectral sensing
• Notions about microwave and lidar sensing
• Applications of remote sensing