Institute for Earth System Science and Remote Sensing

Our Research

A researcher using the interactive data cube visualization software Lexcube

Environmental Data Science and Remote Sensing

Current research projects and team of the working group Environmental Data Science and Remote Sensing

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Diversity of vegetation pollination strategies derived from remote sensing data, image: Hannes Feilhauer

Remote Sensing in Geo- and Ecosystem Research

Current research projects and team of the working group Remote Sensing in Geo- and Ecosystem Research

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Land-atmosphere interaction

Land-Atmosphere Interaction

New professorship for Land-Atmosphere Interactions. Further information will follow shortly.

Field work at Arboretum, photo: Josefine Umlauft

Applied Near-Surface Geophysics and Remote Sensing

Current research projects and team of the working group Applied Near-Surface Geophysics and Remote Sensing.

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Prof. Brachert during field work in Uganda. Photo: private

Geology

Current research projects and team of the working group Geology.

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Earth System Data Cube. Figure: Mahecha et al., 2020

Remote Sensing Centre for Earth System Research (RSC4Earth)

Current research projects and teams of the Remote Sensing Centre for Earth System Research.

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Sammlungskustos Frank Bach, Foto: Swen Reichhold

Geological-Paleontological Collection

The teaching and research stacks currently contain around 85,000 items.

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Our Publications

Study

Our institute offers the Master's degree program "Earth System Data Science & Remote Sensing" as well as various geoscientific modules for minor subject training.

Visualised NDVI time series of the Landsat 8 satellite from the Sacramento Valley, California. Figure created by Hannes Feilhauer based on USGS Landsat 8 data.

Master's Studies

The new English-language Master's degree program "Earth System Data Science & Remote Sensing" will start in winter semester 2022/23.

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Prof. Ehrmann discusses the geology of the Nördlinger Ries with students. Photo: Gerhard Schmiedl

Geosciences as a minor subject

Our minor subject training is aimed in particular at students of archeology, biology, geography, meteorology and physics.

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Geoscientific Theses

Our Institute

Institute building Talstrasse 35, Photo: Institute of Earth System Science and Remote Sensing

Profile

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Our Team

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Cover photo: Leipziger Geowissenschaften, Special Volume 2

History

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Contact and Directions

Our institute is located at Talstraße 35 in the immediate vicinity of the Bayerischer Bahnhof and opposite the University Hospital in Liebigstraße.

Institute for Earth System Science and Remote Sensing

Talstraße 35
04103 Leipzig
Head: Prof. Dr. Miguel Mahecha

Phone: +49 341 97-32900
Fax: +49 341 97-32809

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