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Sensing Planet Earth – Water and Ice
- Free Access
- Fee-based Certificate
- 6 Sequences
- Introductive Level
- Starts on November 8, 2022
- Ends on December 12, 2022
Course details
Syllabus
- How we measure the hydrosphere and the cryosphere
- How to judge the quality and reliability of earth observations
- How to compare measurement tools
- How to assess the impact of global change on our environment
Prerequisite
High school mathematics and physics
Instructors
Thomas Hobiger
Prof.
University of Stuttgart
Anders Berg
Gisela Carvajal
Leif Eriksson
Rüdiger Haas
Professor
Chalmers University of Technology
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