EAS 4060

Geodesy

Course Description

Course information provided by the 2024-2025 Catalog.

Explores the methods and applications of geodesy by focusing heavily on Global Satellite Navigation Network (GNSS) data and Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar data (InSAR).  The course covers some of the key principles of geodesy, including how to describe and measure the shape of the Earth, how to find, select and process data of a range of types, and applications to problems relating to ground displacement (e.g., volcanoes, earthquakes, extraction of groundwater) and surface processes/characteristics (e.g., soil moisture, vegetation).

Prerequisites/Corequisites Prerequisite: calculus, calculus-based physics, introductory programming class, and at least one course in Earth Sciences, or permission of instructor.

When Offered Fall.

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