Details of Award
NERC Reference : NE/N000757/1
Field Spectroscopy, Airborne Optical Imaging and Process Modelling for Environmental Science
Training Grant Award
- Lead Supervisor:
- Dr AA Mac Arthur, University of Edinburgh, Sch of Geosciences
- Grant held at:
- University of Edinburgh, Sch of Geosciences
- Science Area:
- Earth
- Terrestrial
- Overall Classification:
- Earth
- ENRIs:
- Global Change
- Natural Resource Management
- Science Topics:
- Environmental Informatics
- Remote sensing
- Remote Sensing & Earth Obs.
- Survey & Monitoring
- Hyperspectral remote sensing
- Optical remote sensing
- Remote sensing
- Technol. for Environ. Appl.
- Satellite observation
- Abstract:
- Near-ground and airborne high spectral resolution Earth observations (EO) are of increasing interest to Earth system, global change and environmental scientists. These measurements can be used to provide better estimates of land cover, crop nutrient and water status, photosynthetic states and dynamics, water quality of lakes and oceans, and the identification of the mineralogy in rocks and soils. These measurements can also be numerically transformed to validate and better understand lower spectral resolution Earth observations from the current generation of satellite-borne optical sensor systems. It is these satellite systems that have provided the synoptic view of the Earth's surface which has been key to developing our understanding of regional and global environmental change, including societal impacts. As technologies have advance a number of high spatial resolution satellite-borne hyperspectral imager missions are either operational, planned for the coming decade, or feasibility studies are currently being conducted. These systems have been or will be deployed to gain a better understanding of Earth surface dynamics. High spectral measurements, both near-ground and from airborne platforms, when coupled with analytical process models, will be key to furthering our understanding of Earth surface/atmosphere carbon dioxide exchange, vegetation nutrient cycling and understand the impacts of climate change on ecosystems. Currently, PhD students and early stage researchers (ESRs) gain the skills needed to take advantage of EO programmes in a piecemeal basis, which can be inefficient, time consuming and leave significant gaps in knowledge. The aim of this Short Course is to provide PhD students and ESRs with a unique opportunity to gain both theoretical and practical 'hands-on' experience in high spectral resolution field and airborne data collection, data processing and analysis methods. It will be based at an established field research site where weather conditions will be suitable for optical measurement field work, which relies on stable solar illumination and cloud free sky. This training course will make use of a variety of NERC funded state-of-the-art instrumentation and software tools. Some of the individual course elements have been delivered previously (e.g. the NERC Field Spectroscopy Facility (FSF) Introduction to Field Spectroscopy and the Airborne Research and Survey Facility Data Analysis Node (ARSF-DAN) data processing courses). While being oversubscribe and highly regarded by PhD students and ESRs in post course reviews, these individual courses were primarily theoretical and neither integrated nor combined with field and airborne data acquisition to provide comprehensive, practical and realistic training. This ATSC will be developed further from these previous courses, delivered by these experienced scientists and trainers, and be expanded to include field work (near-ground and airborne data acquisitions), 'hands-on' data processing and further improved by the inclusion of analytical and process modelling lectures and practicals. The course material will be record and compiled, with assistance from the NCEO, and made available as an
- NERC Reference:
- NE/N000757/1
- Grant Stage:
- Completed
- Scheme:
- Doctoral Training
- Grant Status:
- Closed
- Programme:
- Advanced Training
This training grant award has a total value of £42,282
FDAB - Financial Details (Award breakdown by headings)
| Total - Other Costs |
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| £42,282 |
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