Humans have a strong influence on landscapes and their environmental component, and many of the changes linked to human activities are visible from space. With earth observation we can derive information about human activities in the region we are studying. We can study changes in land use or land cover and link them to socio-economic and political processes in several ways. Urban expansion can be

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Near-surface remote sensing, or proximal remote sensing, narrows the focus to observations made in close proximity to the land surface, such as on the top of a tripod, mast, or tower, or from a drone. When we mention remote sensing, our minds often jump to images captured by satellites. In reality, many measurements taken from a distance without direct contact with the target fall under the umbrel

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In order to be admitted to advanced courses, you need to fulfill the so called general admission requirements, as well as have a total of 90 ECTS in science subjects.Note: many courses named GISxxx can only be taken within the LUMA-GIS master's program.Advanced courses in Physical Geography and Ecosystem ScienceNGEM21, Master Degree Project, 30 ECTSNGEN01, Climate Change and its Impacts on the Env

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Atmospheric processes leading to weather and climate on Earth. Image credits: Nicolas Houdayer unsplash  The science of climate and climate change involves study of the interaction between clouds, atmospheric radiation and aerosol particles. Researchers at the department are investigating how the environment controls cloud glaciation, precipitation, lightning and other cloud properties. Improved w

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Under development, thank you for your patience This topic covers human planning, use and management of ecosystems, urban systems and built environments, forestry and agriculture, and how people plan for and respond to events. Climate mitigations.

https://www.nateko.lu.se/research/planning-and-management-natural-and-human-environment - 2025-08-07

Graph data from the plots with Kernza and reference crop at Alnarp outside Lund. Temperature (air top graph row, and soil)       Air moisture variables Solar radiationCarbon flux variablesAir pressureWindPrecipitationSoil moistureSpectral variables 

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EXTP40 Note: this course is only available for students at the Faculty of Engineering. Eligibility This course is only open to students at the Faculty of Engineering (LTH). Application is done through the Faculty of Engineering course registration. Course contents Knowing programming languages for developing and interacting with GIS-software is cruicial for students who want to direct their studie

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GISM01 This is the thesis course in the Master´s program in GIS. It is compulsory for obtaining a MSc degree in Geographical Information Science from Lund University. Open to GIS master programme students only. Course contentsIn this course, you will be performing an independent research project using GIS techniques. You will write a scientific thesis in English in which you will report the aim of

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The Ecosystem modelling group work with tools adressing dynamic global vegetation modelling, forest demography and vegetation-climate interactions. The ecosystem modelling group encompasses about 35 scientists investigating questions around the interactions between the terrestrial biosphere, climate and society. Our work addresses processes and outcomes on scales from tens of meters to the globe a

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Observational data and modellingBio-geophysics is concerned with how the soil, plants and atmosphere interact with each other through the transport and exchange of energy and various compounds. Researchers are using both bservational data and modelling to study the interaction between nature and climate, today and in the future.We study terrestrial biosphere effects on the composition and function

https://www.nateko.lu.se/research/greenhouse-gas-and-biosphere-atmosphere-trace-gas-fluxes - 2025-08-07

Phenology is the responses of biological organisms to seasonal variations in environmental factors like light, temperature and precipitation. Changing growing seasons are important indicators of changes in the climate system. Even short-term variations might indicate disturbances that may seriously affect production and health of the vegetation. Monitoring phenology with satellites is a way of imp

https://www.nateko.lu.se/research/remote-sensing/time-series-analysis-and-vegetation-phenology - 2025-08-07

Model calibration and greenhouse gas emissions estimationsWe study the interactions between the atmosphere and the earth’s surface focussing on exchanges of carbon, water, and energy at the vegetated land surface. This also includes human interactions and perturbations to the Earth system such as the burning of fossil fuel. We do this by a methodology commonly referred to as model-data fusion.Our

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GISN06 Please note that this is an internet based course that can only be taken as part of the GIS master program . Course contentsThis course allows you to explore theoretical and practical concepts of geographical databases. That includes design, implementation and usage of geographical databases. The course starts with general database terminologies such as DBMS, SQL, ACID, etc. Then it concent

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20 May 2026 11:00 to 22 May 2026 15:00 | Conference The Strategic Research Areas MERGE, BECC, Bolin Centre for Climate Research & EcoChange, the centres; Centre for Climate Science and Policy Research & KTH Climate Action Centre and SMHI will host the 3rd Swedish Climate Symposium on 20–22 May 2026 in Lund, Sweden. The Swedish Climate Symposium 2026 will serve as a vibrant platform for showcasing

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15 September 2026 10:00 to 17 September 2026 15:00 | Conference We are pleased to announce that ICOS Science Conference 2026 will be held in Lund, Sweden. The conference will gather hundreds of greenhouse gas scientists in Lund city centre. ICOS Science Conference, organised every second year by the ICOS community, is a global event open to scientists and other experts working in greenhouse gases

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15 September 2026 09:00 to 17 September 2026 17:00 | Conference The ICOS (Integrated Carbon Observing System) Science Conference 2026 will be held at Lund University. The conference will gather hundreds of international scientists studying greenhouse gases and the movement of carbon across the land, ocean and atmosphere. The ICOS Science Conference, organised every second year by the ICOS communit

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GISN07 This is an online course that can only be taken as part of the GIS master program. Course contents The course gives thorough theoretical and practical knowledge about the most common spatial algorithms in GIS. The theory concentrates mainly on spatial concepts and algorithms (both vector and raster). In the practical part of the course, the student implements some well-known algorithms usin

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GISA24 distance 7,5 credits The course is a freestanding online course that is given as an introduction to the subject. In combination with the course GISA23 (7.5 credits) the course provides entry to further studies in the area geographic information science. Course contentThe aim of the course is to, together with the knowledge that has been acquired in the course GISA23, give supplementary basi

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A project on the states and changes in Swedish primary forests Primary forests are forests with minimal direct human impact. Nowadays these forests are rare relics in the landscape that tell a valuable tale of how our ecosystems would have looked in the absence of land use. This page describes our work on primary forests over time, activities and publications. Mapping primary forests in Sweden In

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Guide to choosing and applying for courses Every semester you must apply for the courses you will study next semester. It is very important to apply for your spring courses in the autumn application opening, and for your autumn courses in spring, at the given dates. Apply online at www.universityadmissions.se. Remember to log in as a programme studentYou log in to the universityadmissions.se or an

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