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Name (Acronym)Radar and Remote Sensing for Environment (RRSE)
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ECTS6
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Contact E-mailpaolo.rocca@unitn.it
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ABSTRACT
The course is aimed to introduce the students to the basics of radar and remote sensing for environment, also providing insights on the latest advances as well as envisaged future evolutions. The course is divided into three parts. The first part presents the principles and the fundamentals of radar technology for remote sensing. In the second part, modern radar systems for remote sensing of environment are presented. The third part focuses on specific applications of remote sensing for environmental monitoring. The course is organized according to a learning-by-doing modality in which several numerical exercises, exploiting SW programs, will complete the theoretical lessons.COURSE CONTENT
Part 1: RADAR PRINCIPLES
- Radar principles and objectives: passive/active radar; frequency spectrum; radar for detection, tracking, and imaging
- Radar basics: radar equation; radar cross section (RCS) and clutter; pulse repetition frequency (PRF); resolution capabilities in range and the non-ambiguous range; Doppler effect; range and velocity ambiguities
- Radar systems: monostatic, bistatic, and MIMO Radar
Part 2: RADAR AND REMOTE SENSING TECHNOLOGIES
- Continuous waves (CW), frequency-modulated continuous-wave (FM-CW), and pulsed radar: principles, general architectures, and main applications
- Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR): SAR fundamentals; SAR acquisition geometries: conventional stripmap mode and spotlight mode; concepts of inverse SAR (ISAR) imaging; from image quality parameters to SAR specifications of HW and SW implementations
Part 3: REMOTE SENSING FOR ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING
- Basic criteria for radar instruments selection
- Focus on weather radar: guidelines on how to collect, interpret and analyze environmental data according to World Meteorological Organization (WMO) standards and recommendations
- Read and analyze base reflectivity images, base velocity images, wind maps, and precipitation images
TEACHING ACTIVITIES
- Theoretical Lessons
- e-Xam Self Assessment (each teaching class or periodically)
- MATLAB Hands-On
- e-Xam Final Assessment
FURTHER READINGS
- M. I. Skolnik, “Introduction to Radar Systems”, McGraw-Hill, 2001.
- M. I. Skolnik, “Radar Handbook”, McGraw-Hill, 2008.
- G. Franceschetti and R. Lanari, “Synthetic Aperture Radar Processing”, CRC Press, 1999.
- H. Meikle, Modern Radar Systems. Artech House, 2008.
- W. L. Melvin and J. A. Scheer, Principles of Modern Radar: Advanced Techniques. SciTech, 2013.
- W. L. Melvin and J. A. Scheer, Principles of Modern Radar: Radar Applications. SciTech, 2014.
Course Information
| Date: | Spring 2025 (2 weeks, 30 hours/week) |
| Format: | The course is offered in blended form (onsite and online) |
Registration Information
| UniTN Students: | Free |
| EXTERNAL Students: |
216 Eu: First course 180 Eu: Every course from the second one |
The fees include the course teaching, the slides/material, and the video recordings.
Registration Procedure for UniTN Students
Please contact the Student Support Office of your Department/Centre/School to include the course in your study plan.
Registration Procedure for EXTERNAL Students
Step 1: Register a "guest" type account (@guest.unitn.it)
- Should you still not have a UniTN account, you have to register and log in with your SPID identity or CIE (electronic ID card). If you cannot use SPID or CIE, please create your own UniTN account.
Step 2: Enroll to a Single UniTN Course
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Complete the online application through the webpage apply for enrollment in ‘Standard’ single classes a.y. 2023/2024.
Your application will be automatically considered for the a.y. 2024/2025.
In the application form (Section "Teaching Activities") put the following information:- Name of single class/teaching activity: Radar and Remote Sensing for Environment
- Code of single class/teaching activity: 140727
- Degree course to which the teaching activity is associated: [0332H] Ingegneria per l’Ambiente e il Territorio
- Once received the outcome of the application (1-3 days), login into ESSE3 with your "guest" account user-name and password. Then, pay the bulletin you find in Administrative Office – Payments.
NOTES:
- A vademecum with a step-by-step guide to enroll to a single course at the University of Trento is available here
- For any question on the registration process, please write to contact@eledia.org