32 Internships in Earth Sciences

Centre National d’Etudes Spatiales (CNES)
Toulouse, France

The following Internships are offered at CNES on the Earth Sciences domain:

+ A free tool for the processing of images adapted to suit the "Universal Access" context of the International Charter on Space and Major Disasters
+ Analysis of the representation of fine oceanic scales in altimetric measurements in preparation for the SWOT mission – Application to the Gulf of Lions region.
+ Analysis of the variability in sunflower growth and yield, using remote sensing.
+ Analysis of variations in the continental water stocks in the large tropical basins, by means of multi-satellite observation.
+ Auto-classification using the auto-organisational Kohonen maps of the RFI signatures (radio interference) present in the SMOS measurements
+ Classification into multi-temporal image series
+ Contribution to the improvement of the radiometric calibration on the moon.
+ Earth observation image processing application for mobile devices
+ Estimation of the quantity of aerosols in high-resolution image time series
+ Evaluation and calibration of the accelerometers of the SWARM mission at the ESA.
+ Ground humidity in a root zone by ssimilating SMOS surface pressure
+ Implementation of DISPATCH within an operational chain

+ Innovative methods for the inversion of altimetric waveforms on the continental surfaces.
+ Large-scale application of techniques for object-based image analysis for satellite imagery with a very high resolution
+ Modelling of surface dynamics using an autonomous approach
+ Monitoring of an irrigated area with SMOS, ASTER, Landsat-5 and Landsat-7, in preparation for the Mistigri mission
+ Organisation and optimisation of an atmospheric measurement campaign for studying pollution and climate.
+ Performance of the SWOT system in hydrology
+ Regional determination of the variation in the mass of the water on the surface of the Earth. Application to large continental areas.
+ ROSAS (RObotic Station for Atmosphere and Surface)
+ Simulation of IASI spectra by means of ERA-Interim atmospheric re-analysis and the RTTOVcloud radiative transfer code.
+ Simulations and interferometric processing for estimating oceanic and continental water levels.
+ Spatial altimetry and sea level.
+ The assessment of the sea level for the period from 2004-2009, based on satellite data.
+ The contribution of multi-temporal optical imagery to the mapping of irrigated surfaces
+ The generation of global snow products and ice products from SMOS satellite data
+ The implementation of the spatial modelling of energy and mass exchange in the South-west area.
+ The improvement of a thermal satellite image processing chain / Analyses
+ The mass-balancing of glaciers via optical, multi-sensor remote sensing.
+ The use of SAR images and altimeter measurements for tracking the humidity of the ground and the levels of the lakes in irrigated agricultural areas.
+ Topical Formula for Pleiades Users: image analysis within the scope of "Coastal Legal Indicators"
+ Using space data to track malaria in Guyana

More information and applications

http://www.cnes.fr/web/CNES-en/1527-cnes-internships-2012.php