Satellite remote sensing training for biological oceanographers
May 30 - June 13, 2008
Course Description
A two-week summer training course is offered to those who have either modest or no prior experience with satellite remote sensing techniques. The goal of the course is to teach participants the basic skills needed to work independently to acquire, analyze, and visualize data sets derived from a variety of satellite sensors (e.g., SeaWiFS, MODIS, AVHRR, SeaWinds and Topex/Jason). The course will focus a lot of attention on developing IDL (Research Systems Inc.) programming skills. A central feature of the IDL programming effort will involve working with SeaDAS commands from within IDL to batch process large quantities of SeaWiFS and MODIS data to obtain high resolution mapped images of chlorophyll and other ocean-color related products. Background lectures will cover the fundamentals of bio-optics, pigment algorithms, primary production algorithms and, to a lesser extent, the underlying physical principals leading to the measurement of sea surface temperature, ocean wind speed, and ocean topography.
Registration
The course is open to advanced undergraduate students, graduate students and post-graduate professionals. The minimum prerequisite for this course is one semester of oceanography and/or marine biology or instructor's permission. Good analytical and computer skills are desirable, but not essential. Participants register for Earth and Atmospheric Sciences (EAS) 7550, Satellite Remote Sensing in Biological Oceanography, for three credits. Tuition is $2,775. On-campus housing, if needed, is estimated to be $625. The class is limited to 15 students and will be filled on a first-come first-served basis. Application instruction, and much more information about the course, can be found by visiting the course Web page.
The application deadline is April 30, 2008; or until the program is full.
Refund Policy
To withdraw from this special program, you must notify the program director. Your refund amount will be determined by the date on which you notify the director.
| Refund % | Dates |
| 100% | May 5 |
| 75% | May 12-16 |
| 50% | May 19 |
| 25% | May 26 |
| 0% | May 27 |
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