EAS B5100 Remote Sensing of Ocean Processes
A comprehensive introduction to ocean remote sensing, covering aspects of both physical and biological oceanography, ocean dynamics, mesoscale phenomena, biogeochemical processes, marine ecosystem resources, human impacts, climate change, and coastal hazards. The course focuses on development of skills in underwater radiative transfer modeling and ocean remote-sensing data analysis and visualization.
Prerequisite
An introductory course in Earth Science, or one semester of college biology, or one semester of introductory Remote Sensing, or permission of instructor.
Contact Hours
3 hr./wk.