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Cornell Summer Satellite Remote Sensing Training Course

June 1-15, 2012, Ithaca New York

A two-week summer training course is being offered once again to marine scientists who
have modest or no prior experience with satellite remote sensing techniques. The
course is highly methods-oriented and intended to give participants the practical
skills needed to work independently to acquire, analyze and visualize large data sets
derived from a wide variety of ocean satellite sensors. Strong emphasis is given to
ocean color remote sensing and the use of NASA's SeaDAS software to derive of mapped
imagery of geophysical parameters (e.g., chlorophyll or CDOM) from raw SeaWiFS,
MODIS, MERIS and to a lesser extent VIIRS data. The course also covers data sources
and analysis methods to work with satellite imagery of sea surface temperature, ocean
wind speed and sea surface height. Data analysis and visualization is a
central component of the course and relies on developing good IDL programming skills.
IDL programming instruction begins on the first day and continues throughout the
two-week period.

For more information about the course and for application instructions, visit:
www.geo.cornell.edu/ocean/satellite and/or contact Bruce Monger (bcm3@cornell.edu)
directly.

Bruce Monger
Department of Earth & Atmospheric Sciences
4124 Snee Hall
Cornell University
Ithaca, New York 14853