PhD/Master course on Remote Sensing of the Cryosphere/Geohazards (GEO9540/5540)

1. Remote Sensing of the Cryosphere / Geohazards

Note: The course might cover both geohazards and cryosphere (depending on the outcome of the following survey).

DRAFT COURSE SCHEDULE

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1st WEEK
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Mon morning: Intro, self-intro by students, overview on RS of geohazards and cryosphere
Mon afternoon: Intro in lab exercise, lab exercise
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Tue morning: lectures
Tue afternoon: lab
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Wed morning: lectures
Wed afternoon: lab
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Thu morning: lectures
Thu afternoon: lab
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Fri morning: lectures
Fri afternoon: lab, plenary discussion of first results
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Sat/Sun: free (enjoy Oslo)
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2nd WEEK
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Mon morning: lectures
Mon afternoon: lab
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Tue morning: lectures
Tue afternoon: lab
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Wed morning: lectures
Wed afternoon: lab
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Thu morning: student project presentations
Thu afternoon: preparation of reports (PhDs only), learning for exam
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Fri: Oral exams, course closing
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PLEASE PROCEED ONLY IF YOU PLAN TO ATTEND THE COURSE!!!

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* 1. What are your topics of interest?

	High interest (++)	Medium interest (o)	No interest (--)
Ice sheets	Ice sheets High interest (++)	Ice sheets Medium interest (o)	Ice sheets No interest (--)
Glaciers	Glaciers High interest (++)	Glaciers Medium interest (o)	Glaciers No interest (--)
Rockglaciers/permafrost	Rockglaciers/permafrost High interest (++)	Rockglaciers/permafrost Medium interest (o)	Rockglaciers/permafrost No interest (--)
Boundary/area changes	Boundary/area changes High interest (++)	Boundary/area changes Medium interest (o)	Boundary/area changes No interest (--)
Ice flow (incl. surging)	Ice flow (incl. surging) High interest (++)	Ice flow (incl. surging) Medium interest (o)	Ice flow (incl. surging) No interest (--)
Ice elevation / elevation changes	Ice elevation / elevation changes High interest (++)	Ice elevation / elevation changes Medium interest (o)	Ice elevation / elevation changes No interest (--)
Mass balance (incl. melt, accumulation, calving etc.)	Mass balance (incl. melt, accumulation, calving etc.) High interest (++)	Mass balance (incl. melt, accumulation, calving etc.) Medium interest (o)	Mass balance (incl. melt, accumulation, calving etc.) No interest (--)
Slope instability (landslides, debris flows, rock avalanches etc.)	Slope instability (landslides, debris flows, rock avalanches etc.) High interest (++)	Slope instability (landslides, debris flows, rock avalanches etc.) Medium interest (o)	Slope instability (landslides, debris flows, rock avalanches etc.) No interest (--)
Floods	Floods High interest (++)	Floods Medium interest (o)	Floods No interest (--)
Snow avalanches	Snow avalanches High interest (++)	Snow avalanches Medium interest (o)	Snow avalanches No interest (--)
Glacier/permafrost related hazards	Glacier/permafrost related hazards High interest (++)	Glacier/permafrost related hazards Medium interest (o)	Glacier/permafrost related hazards No interest (--)
Volcanoes	Volcanoes High interest (++)	Volcanoes Medium interest (o)	Volcanoes No interest (--)
Earth quakes	Earth quakes High interest (++)	Earth quakes Medium interest (o)	Earth quakes No interest (--)

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* 2. Other interest areas?

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* 3. Main interest according to remote sensing platforms?

	++	o	--
Terrestrial	Terrestrial ++	Terrestrial o	Terrestrial --
Airborne	Airborne ++	Airborne o	Airborne --
Spaceborne	Spaceborne ++	Spaceborne o	Spaceborne --

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* 4. Main interest according to wavelength range

	++	o	--
Optical	Optical ++	Optical o	Optical --
Radar/SAR	Radar/SAR ++	Radar/SAR o	Radar/SAR --

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* 5. Main interest according to method?

	++	o	--
(Multi-)Spectral image analysis	(Multi-)Spectral image analysis ++	(Multi-)Spectral image analysis o	(Multi-)Spectral image analysis --
SAR backscatter/polarimetry etc.	SAR backscatter/polarimetry etc. ++	SAR backscatter/polarimetry etc. o	SAR backscatter/polarimetry etc. --
Stereo (elevation models)	Stereo (elevation models) ++	Stereo (elevation models) o	Stereo (elevation models) --
Image matching (surface displacements)	Image matching (surface displacements) ++	Image matching (surface displacements) o	Image matching (surface displacements) --
SAR interferometry/differential interferometry (elevation models, displacements)	SAR interferometry/differential interferometry (elevation models, displacements) ++	SAR interferometry/differential interferometry (elevation models, displacements) o	SAR interferometry/differential interferometry (elevation models, displacements) --
Radar/Lidar altimetry	Radar/Lidar altimetry ++	Radar/Lidar altimetry o	Radar/Lidar altimetry --

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* 6. Other methods?

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* 7. Do you have knowledge in

	++	o	--
UNIX-scripting	UNIX-scripting ++	UNIX-scripting o	UNIX-scripting --
ArcGIS	ArcGIS ++	ArcGIS o	ArcGIS --
IDL	IDL ++	IDL o	IDL --
Matlab	Matlab ++	Matlab o	Matlab --
PCI Geomatica	PCI Geomatica ++	PCI Geomatica o	PCI Geomatica --
GAMMA SAR Software	GAMMA SAR Software ++	GAMMA SAR Software o	GAMMA SAR Software --

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* 8. Other comments, suggestions, wishes?

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* 9. Is there a special individual project/problem you would like to work on in the lab?

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* 10. Your name? (The above answers are anonymous. Your name will not be linked to these answers! Your name will only be used to include you in further information sent out about the course)