Digital and Field Techniques
for Coastal Environment Studies (CE/NR797)

Week One : June 24- June 28

Monday ( June 26):

Principles of Remote Sensing and Characteristics of Lake Water

Tentative activities for the day:

8:30 am: Lecture: Introduction to remote sensing (Lin)
10:00 am:
Break
10:15am:
Lab-Basic Image Process and Spectral Property (Lin)
12:00:
Lunch
1:00 pm:
Guest speaker-  Environmental reporter for the Toledo Blade
               Topic: Current issues affecting the western basin of Lake Erie and its shores (Steve Pollick)
2:00 pm:
Water quality cruise
              Sampling for water depth, temperature, DO, current speed and direction, wind speed and 
          
   direction, turbidity, bottom characteristics, etc. (Dr. Fortner)

Readings

  • Chapter 2 of Atlas: Natural Processes in the GL

  • Review Chapter 10 of GL Erie: Lake Erie Coastal Users

  • FS 040 and 025

  • Review resources at http://www.great-lake.net

Lab- Basic Image Process and Spectral Property

Lab-Water and Wind Circulation around Gibraltar Island

 PowerPoint/overhead


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