Welcome to the ERTH 650, Environmental Monitoring, webpage for the Fall 2025 semester.


A quiet and pleasant environment for reflection in the Solbjerg Park Cemetery near Copenhagen, Denmark. Photo by Shane Mayor, July 7, 2025.

This page will be updated every few days as the course progresses...

Required book: Meteorological Measurement and Instrumentation by Giles R. Harrison, (c)2015.
Link to on-line library version (requires csuchico.edu connection). Link to Publisher.

Aug. 25, Mon., Lecture: Review syllabus and begin. What is environmental monitoring? Instruments and platforms.
Aug. 27, Weds., Lecture: Complete basic basic vocabulary. Begin Chapter 2 on Principles of Measurement and Instrumentation.
Aug. 29, Fri., Lecture: Discussion of term project: mini-internships in Environmental Monitoring. Introduce everyone and interests.
Sept. 1, Mon.: Labor day. Campus closed.
Sept. 3, Weds.: Lecture: Analog to digital conversion, Table 2.3, systematic and random errors, accuracy and precision.
Sept. 5, Fri., Lecture: Discussion of term project: mini-internships in Environmental Monitoring. Discuss possible teams and hosts.
Sept. 8, Mon.: Lecture: Lecture on time-response of environmental sensors. Newton's law of cooling and Eqns. 2.1 and 2.2.
Sept. 10, Weds.: Quiz #1. Lecture: Complete time-response and begin temperature and thermometers.
Sept. 12, Fri., Lecture: Discussion of term project: mini-internships in Environmental Monitoring. Settle into teams and hosts.
Sept. 15, Mon.: Lecture:
Sept. 17, Weds.: Lecture:
Sept. 19, Fri.: Lecture: Time to work on mini-internships in Environmental Monitoring.
Sept. 22, Mon.: Lecture:
Sept. 24, Weds.: Lecture:
Sept. 26, Fri.: Lecture: Time to work on mini-internships in Environmental Monitoring.
Sept. 29, Mon.: Lecture:
Oct. 1, Weds.: Lecture:
Oct. 3, Fri.: Lecture: Time to work on mini-internships in Environmental Monitoring.
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Oct. 8, Weds.: Lecture:
Oct. 10, Fri.: Lecture: Time to work on mini-internships in Environmental Monitoring.
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Oct. 15, Weds.: Lecture:
Oct. 17, Fri.: Lecture: Time to work on mini-internships in Environmental Monitoring.
Oct. 20, Mon.: Lecture:
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Oct. 24, Fri.: Lecture: Time to work on mini-internships in Environmental Monitoring.
Oct. 27, Mon.: Lecture:
Oct. 29, Weds.: Lecture:
Oct. 31, Fri.: Lecture: Time to work on mini-internships in Environmental Monitoring.
Nov. 3, Mon.: Lecture:
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Nov. 7, Fri.: Lecture: Time to work on mini-internships in Environmental Monitoring.
Nov. 10, Mon.: Lecture:
Nov. 11, Tues.: Campus closed for Veterans Day
Nov. 12, Weds.: Lecture:
Nov. 14, Fri.: Lecture: First half of teams meet in lecture to discuss mini-internships in Environmental Monitoring.
Nov. 17, Mon.: Lecture:
Nov. 19, Weds.: Lecture:
Nov. 21, Fri.: Lecture: Second half of teams meet in lecture to discuss mini-internships in Environmental Monitoring.
Nov. 24, Mon.: Campus closed for Thanksgiving holiday
Nov. 25, Tues.: Campus closed for Thanksgiving holiday
Nov. 26, Weds.: Campus closed for Thanksgiving holiday
Dec. 1, Mon.: Lecture: Student presentations of term projects.
Dec. 3, Weds.: Lecture: Student presentations of term projects.
Dec. 5, Fri.: Lecture: Student presentations of term projects.
Dec. 8, Mon.: Lecture: Student presentations of term projects.
Dec. 10, Weds.: Lecture: Student presentations of term projects.
Dec. 12, Fri.: Lecture: Student presentations of term projects.
Dec. 15, Mon.: Lecture: Final exam week begins


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