SIOC 218B. Observational Techniques in Oceanography: At-Sea Practicum (4 units)
Link to catalog page: https://catalog.ucsd.edu/courses/SIO.html#sioc218b
Description
Practicum focused on preparing for and carrying out on-site fieldwork using state-of-the art methods (e.g., executing mooring-based data collection with physical, chemical, biological sensors). Teaches ship/deck skills, sensor and mooring preparation, cruise planning/execution, data analysis, cruise-report preparation. Prerequisites: graduate standing; basic knowledge of oceanography and data analysis. For graduate students in an oceanographic discipline, and graduate students in physics or engineering with an interest in ocean observations.
Prerequisite courses
SIOC 218B has no prerequisite courses.
Successor courses
No courses have SIOC 218B as a prerequisite.