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Modern Observational Oceanography
Friday, June 30, 2017, 8:00 AM to Tuesday, July 18, 2017, 5:00 PM EDT
Category: Course

Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences (BIOS)

During the 3-week course, a combination of lectures, laboratory training and fieldwork will introduce students to current research questions and observational methods used to investigate them. Themes will include carbon and nutrient cycling and the processes that affect biological production in the ocean, carbonate chemistry and ocean acidification, ocean-atmosphere interactions, and the spatial/temporal scales of physical ocean processes. Students will collect samples and utilize various sensors and instrumentation – locally at the BIOS dock, on a 2-day research cruise aboard the UNOLS vessel R/V Atlantic Explorer, and through a small fleet of autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) deployed offshore of Bermuda -- to develop a practical understanding of both the science topics and the techniques used to study them. Throughout the course, students will conduct experiments, participate in round-table discussions, give presentations and produce a short report – all of which will provide opportunities for hands-on learning and a basis for evaluating student progress and performance. This course is open to senior undergraduate and postgraduate students enrolled in oceanography programs. Adequate standing in university-level physics and chemistry courses is required. SCUBA certification is not required.

Description: http://www.bios.edu/uploads/Modern-Observational-Oceanography.pdf

Schedule: http://www.bios.edu/uploads/Modern-Observational-Oceanography-Schedule.pdf

Syllabus: http://www.bios.edu/uploads/Modern-Observational-Oceanography-Syllabus.pdf

Project Grading: http://www.bios.edu/uploads/Modern-Observational-Oceanography-Projects-Grading.pdf

http://www.bios.edu/education/summer-courses/


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