SATELLITE OCEANOGRAPHY 2008
August 3rd to 23rd
Department of Physical Oceanography and Department of Biological Oceanography
Oceans Division at CICESE
Ensenada B. C., México
an advanced international course
(for the series Satellite Oceanography Summer School:1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006),
focus on extreme events
mainly (not limited) to the coastal ocean and the relevant processes in the
vicinity of the interface between the two most important sub-systems in our
planet, the ocean and the atmosphere.
Postgraduate students and research scientist interested in remotely study the
oceans are invited to a three-week intensive international course on satellite
oceanography. Undergraduate students in the last year of their career are
also welcome to apply for admission, specially those from physics,
oceanography, marine and environmental sciences, applied physics, applied
mathematics, engineering or related subjects.
Lectures and hands-on exercises will cover topics on the basis of the ocean
surface dynamics, the importance of oceanographic and meteorological
phenomena and the physics in the vicinity of this interface, as well as the
ways to observe the sea surface from space. Most lectures will be offered
during mornings while afternoon sessions will be devoted to exercises,
group discussion, visualisation, etc.
Starting with a description of the most important satellite missions on the
earth observing system, lectures will also cover the basics and most of the
physics involved in remotely sensing oceanographic and meteorological
parameters. Synergy of information is also considered as an important
aspect. Our ability to see the ocean from the space and to use the information
retrieved will lead us to understand new applications and their impact on
understanding climate change and its numerical modelling. Future important
research topics and potential novel applications will also be addressed in
satellite oceanography lectures, as to predict relevant extreme events such as
tropical storms, hurricanes, El Niño, etc. The students will be prepared to
create the next generation of ocean remote sensing products, useful and
relevant not only to scientific research but also to socio-economic
applications.
Participant students are expected to attend the full course (including
laboratory sessions). Those requiring academic credits must register and
complete all course assignments for official evaluation.
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CO-SPONSORS (support applied for to): ESA, CSTARS, GKSS, CONACYT, UABC, IOC, DLR,
LOICZ, CICESE.
To apply for admission, please send a letter of intent explaining why you
should be accepted/supported, and a short version of your CV as soon as
possible (deadline: April 20th 2008-extended!), including full name,
affiliation, and full postal address, e-mail, tel, fax, etc. to the COURSE
SECRETARIAT.
Course registration fee is 300US (or equivalent in Mexican pesos), to
cover all course activities, including laboratory sessions and student notes.
Those participants interested in showing some of his/her activities and/or
recent results are encouraged and welcome to bring a poster. Suitable space
will be allocated for such purpose mainly with the objective of initiate
discussion and maintain continuous interaction among participant students
and lecturers. Please, indicate so if this is of your interest when applying for
admission to organise a proper program and provide with all information to
the participants with some advance notice.
Confirmed/invited lecturers:
Werner Alpers (U Hamburg, Germany)
Peter Challenor (NOC, UK)
Bertrand Chapron (IFREMER, France)
Fabrice Collard (BOOST, France)
Yves-Louis Desnos (ESRIN, ESA, Italy)
Roland Doerffer (GKSS, Germany)
Reginaldo Durazo (UABC, México)
Jochen Horstmann (GKSS, Germany)
Hans Graber (CSTARS, U Miami, USA)
Johnny Johannessen (NERSC, Norway)
Mati Kahru (SIO, UCSD, USA)
Susanne Lehner (DLR, Germany)
Ken Melville (SIO, UCSD, USA)
Greg Mitchell (SIO, UCSD, USA)
Rosemary Morrow (LEGOS, France)
Paco Ocampo-Torres (DOF, CICESE, México)
Trevor Platt (BIO, Canada)
Francesco Sarti (ESRIN, ESA, Italy)
COURSE SECRETARIAT
Sra. Elvia Serrano (eserrano@cicese.mx), Departamento de Oceanografía Física, CICESE
Km 107 Carretera Tijuana-Ensenada, Ensenada B.C., 22860 México (http://www.cicese.mx)
Tel: +52 646 1750500 x24027 Fax: +52 646 1750547 or 1750574
Course Director: Dr. Francisco J. Ocampo Torres (ocampo@cicese.mx)
Laboratory sessions coordinator: Dr. Rafel Hernández Walls (rwalls@uabc.mx)
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