GEOS 424A/524A: Space Geodesy
MW 930-1050 GS-203
The space age began October 4 of the International Geophysical Year 1957, with the launch of the first artificial satellite Sputnik I. With artificial satellites, it became possible to study the size, shape, gravity field, deformation, and rotation of Earth from space. Today, space geodetic techniques play a key role in the fields of geodesy, geodetic astronomy, tectonics and geodynamics, atmospheric sciences and paleoclimate, and hydrology. This course provides an overview of modern space-based measurement techniques, with particular emphasis on the Global Positioning System (GPS), and possibly select InSAR and gravity missions. The course will provide hands-on experience using space geodetic data to address scientific problems in the Earth Sciences.
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INSTRUCTOR
Rick Bennett, Assistant Professor
OFFICE HOURS
Gould-Simpson 530
MW 1100-1200 and by appointment
CONTACT
Phone 621-2324
Email rab@geo.arizona.edu
Skype rickbennett
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