Introduction to Astrophysics and Earth Observation
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