Description: (Same as Geography M206.) Lecture, two hours; laboratory, one hour; reading period, one hour. Designed for graduate students. Presentation of introductory knowledge for graduate students to understand nature, principles, and scope of biophysical modeling of land surface processes, including ideal canopy model, radiation, heat and CO2 fluxes transfer, and satellite data application. Laboratory sessions included. S/U or letter grading.

Units: 4.0