Seagoing Field Course in Oceanography
A field course that runs a short research cruise from planning to data report.
OCEA-440 Year 4 3 credits 12 lessons planned ▶ Video lessons coming soon
Offered by HSM University · Oceanography
Course content
- 1Planning the cruise and the science questionsComing
- 2Safety at seaComing
- 3Navigation and station planningComing
- 4Deploying the CTDComing
- 5Water sampling for nutrients and oxygenComing
- 6Plankton towsComing
- 7Sediment grabs and coresComing
- 8Acoustic surveysComing
- 9Processing data on boardComing
- 10The cruise reportComing
- 11Sharing dataComing
- 12Capstone: presenting the cruise resultsComing
Requirements
Recommended background. You can start any course at any time.
Description
A field course that runs a short research cruise from planning to data report.
Part of the Science stream, typically taken in year 4.