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Application of Remote and In-situ Ocean Optical
Measurements to Ocean Biogeochemistry
The major
theme of this three-week, cross-disciplinary, graduate-level
course in Optical Oceanography is the application of remote and
in-situ ocean optical measurements to ocean biogeochemistry. The
underlying rationale is that optical measurements serve as proxies
for important biogeochemical entities – including marine
phytoplankton, dissolved organics, and suspended sediment
particles. The course will provide students with a fundamental
knowledge of ocean optics and sensor technology that will enable
them to interpret optical data in context of ocean
biogeochemistry. The course is sponsored by NASA and the
University of Maine with the goal of preparing a new generation of
oceanographers trained in the use of optics to study the
oceans.
Course elements include:
lectures on the basic theory of
the light interaction with matter in aquatic environments,
inversions of ocean color remote sensing, sensor design and
function, and ocean biogeochemistry;
laboratory hands-on sessions
using both optical instrumentation and radiative transfer
software;
critical discussions of
concepts and key papers;
field sampling of optical and
biogeochemical variables in the environmentally diverse waters of
coastal Maine;
analysis of optical and
biogeochemical data sets; and
collaborative student projects.
Instructors:
Dr. Emmanuel Boss (University
of Maine)
Dr. Mary Jane Perry (University
of Maine)
Dr. Collin Roesler (Bigelow
Laboratory for Ocean Sciences)
Dr. Curtis Mobley (Sequoia Scientific, Inc.)
Teaching Assistants:
Course Syllabus
Textbooks
and References
Ocean Optics
Links
2007
Optics Class FTP site
Class
List
At and around the Darling
Marine Center:
Directions
to the Darling Marine Center
Map
of the Darling Marine Ceter
Campus
Darling
Marine Center Facilities
Tide
charts for Walpole, ME
Darling
Center chlorophyll and PAR time series
Housing and Meals:
Keys will be posted on the
Visiting Scientists check-in board in front of the Horse
Barn.
Dormatories are located in the
Brooke Hall conference center on lower campus.
Dorm rooms will be ready for
Saturday arrivals.
Dorm room must be vacated by
noon on Saturday, July 21.
Breakfast at 8:00 AM, lunch at 12 noon and dinner at 6 PM.
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