. . . . . . . . . . . . "Apply the concepts of radiative transfer theory in the optical, thermal and microwave parts of the electromagnetic spectrum for water and energy cycles."@en . . . . . . . "Understand the concepts of the radiation and energy balance and the synergy in the water cycle"@en . . . . . . . . . . "Derive essential water and energy variables from Earth Observation data with focus on ET, PCP and SM"@en . . . . . . . . "Apply EO calibration/ validation + error metrics for quantitative accuracy assessment"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "EO for SM"@en . "Water Cyle in the anthropocene: LU4"@en . . . . . . . . . "EO for PCP"@en . "Water Cyle in the anthropocene: LU3"@en . . . . . . . . . "EO for evapotranspiration"@en . "Water Cyle in the anthropocene: LU2"@en . . . . . . . . . "EO for radiation + energy balance"@en . "Water Cyle in the anthropocene: LU1"@en . . "https://ltb.itc.utwente.nl/page/792/concept/152732" . . "Remote sensing"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "EO for energy balance"@en . . . . . . "PCP validation"@en . . . . . . "surface solar radiation"@en . . . . . . "soil moisture retrival"@en . . . . . . "energy variables"@en . . . . . . "SM"@en . . . . . "water cycles"@en . . . . . . "radiative transfer theory concepts"@en . . . . . . . . "electromagnetic spectrum"@en . . . . . . "energy balance concepts"@en . . . . . . "water cycle synergy"@en . . . . . "climate variables retrieval"@en . . . . "modelling"@en . . . . . . . . . . "error metrics"@en . . . . . . . "energy cycles"@en . . . . . . "optical electromagnetic spectrum"@en . . . . . . . "EO calibration"@en . . . . . . "EBE physical principles"@en . . . . . . "water electromagnetic spectrum"@en . . . . . . "PCP products"@en . . . . . "climate variables"@en . . . . . . . "EO validation"@en . . . . . . . . "calibration"@en . . . . . . "satellite"@en . . . . . . "physics"@en . . . . . . "EO for radiation"@en . . . . . . "EBE"@en . . . . . . "in situ soil moisture monitoring system"@en . . . . . . "radiation concepts"@en . . . . . . "passive microwaves"@en . . . . . . "PCP"@en . . . . . . "water variables"@en . . . . . . "PCP calibration"@en . . . . . . "radiative transfer theory"@en . . . . . . "microwave electromagnetic spectrum"@en . . . . . . "https://ltb.itc.utwente.nl/page/792/concept/152885" . . "Earth observation data"@en . . . . . . "EO data"@en . . . . . . "thermal electromagnetic spectrum"@en . . . . . . . . . . "validation"@en . . . . . . "ET"@en . . . . . . "quantitative accuracy assessment"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Water and vegetation modelling and management (WRS+NRM"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Water and Health modelling and management (WRS+EOS)"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Ocean, coastal – delta and inland water modelling and management"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Inland water resources modelling and management"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "M-GEO 5.0"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Resources Security"@en . . . "Course"@en . "5.0" . "140.0" . "10.0" . "CORE MODULE"@en . "4.0" . "2.0" . "Water and energy are fundamental for life on Earth, their variations, trends, and extremes are sources for drought extremes, heat waves, heavy rains, floods, and intensive storms that are increasingly threatening our society to cause havoc as the climate changes. Better observations and analysis of these phenomena will help improve our ability to understand their physical processes and to model and predict them. Earth Observation technology is a unique tool to provide a global understanding of essential water and energy variables and monitor their evolution from global to basin scales. The focus of this course is on the physical principles of how electromagnetic signals are applied to monitor these essential variables by spaceborne sensors, and learn tools and methods to collect, process, and visualize Earth observation data of surface solar radiation, evapotranspiration, precipitation, soil moisture, and terrestrial water storage. Furthermore, students will learn how to retrieve the essential water/climate variable – soil moisture from Earth observation data, applying the radiative transfer theory."@en . "Water Cyle in the anthropocene"@en . "Water Cyle in the anthropocene"@en . "Water Cyle in the anthropocene"@e