French-Kazakh summer school has started its work at KazNU
The international French-Kazakh summer school "Monitoring of surface waters using satellite altimetry and Interferometry" is being held at the Faculty of Geography and Environmental Management of Al-Farabi Kazakh National University.
The event was organized by the Faculty of Geography and Environmental Management of Al-Farabi Kazakh National University and scientists from the French National Research Institute of Agriculture, Food and the Environment (INRAE).
The summer school introduces specialists, young scientists, teachers and students to modern methods of analyzing hydrological variability and monitoring water levels in rivers, lakes and reservoirs based on satellite technologies. The event is attended by representatives of the Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, and the Ionosphere Institute., Turan University, as well as teachers, young researchers and scientists of the Department of Meteorology and Hydrology of KazNU.
Lectures at the three-day school are led by Dr. Jean-贵谤补苍莽辞颈蝉 CRETAUX, an expert engineer at CNES (National Space Research Center, France), Deputy Director of LEGOS (Laboratory for Space Research in Geophysics and Oceanography), scientific director of the ESA CCI Lakes project and co-director of the NASA/CNES Citizen Science project. Under his leadership, a number of international projects in the field of space hydrology have been implemented in Russia, the countries of Central Asia and the Caucasus, as well as in Chad, Madagascar, Chile, Brazil and India.
The educational program includes theoretical and practical classes. The lectures address the issues of studying hydrological variability, current trends in the development of this field, as well as the possibilities of using satellite data obtained using radar altimetry and SWOT mission methods. The practical part is aimed at the application of innovative instruments of remote sensing of the Earth for monitoring surface waters.
Participants will study methods for integrating satellite data into hydrological models, master approaches to assessing the impact of climate change on water bodies, and acquire practical skills in processing SWOT mission data to determine the height, area, and volume of lakes and rivers.
Press-service of 91传媒 Kazakh National University
