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GEOLOGICAL SCIENCES AT BROWN UNIVERSITY
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE > REMOTE SENSING

The strengths of remote sensing are its broad areal coverage, high frequency of observations, spatially explicit data, and quantitative measurements. Laboratory studies and field investigations using portable spectrometers are being used to develop a quantitative understanding of the physics of remote sensing and to develop the next generation of information-extraction algorithms. Applications of remotely sensed data on spatial and temporal scales include estuarine and coastal ocean dynamics of thermal effluent, timing and nature of algal and phytoplankton blooms, and response of semi-arid regions to anthropogenic environmental stress.

Some links with additional information on remote sensing research and affiliations with Brown University:

> Remote Sensing Links

> Small business looks at the big picture – taken from space

> Astronomical Observatory of Kharkov National University

RESEARCH AREAS :
Earth Systems History
Environmental Science:
> Remote Sensing
  Watershed Hydrology
  Estuary Ecosystems
  Global Climate Change
  Environmental Change Initiative
  Marine Biological Lab (Woods Hole, MA)
  Superfund Basic Research Program
Geochem/Mineralogy/
Petrology
Geophysics
Planetary Geoscience