This course will demonstrate the data resources available from operational services of INCOIS. The focus will be on operational activities, various data and data products, outputs from INCOIS services, how to download them and use software to visualize. It will be a mix of practical and theoretical.

The course is aimed to provide an introduction to operational oceanography, discovery and use of operational ocean data products and services, hands on for visualizing the in situ, remote sensing and model derived data products. 

Learning Outcomes 

After the course participants will have the knowledge, skills and experience to be able to gain:

1. Knowledge and understanding of operational oceanography.
2. Tasks involved in Operational Analysis and Forecast methods.
3. Oceanographic Data sources, Quality Control/Quality Assurance, monitoring systems and methods.
4. Tools for visualizing the operational ocean data products
5. Recognize the importance of good research data.
6. Access to operational data and products for Indian Ocean.
7. Gain awareness of main Indian Ocean operational research data and products.

Target Audience 

Target audiences include, but not limited to the following:

1. Ocean and coastal data managers.
2. Researchers intending to use operational data products for scientific analysis.
3. Research scholars at various universities.

Course Pre-requisites 

Applicants are expected to: 

1. Fundamental knowledge of oceanography and meteorology.
2. Knowledge of data formats of the oceanographic data sets.
3. Preferably working in institutions responsible for the management of oceanographic and/or atmospheric data.
4. Good working knowledge of English.

Language of Instruction

English 

A certificate will be awarded to all the participants who complete the course assignment and participate in no less than 80% of the course activities.

Trainers

• TVS Udaya Bhaskar
• N Srinivasa Rao
• Suprit Kumar
• Linta Rose
• SJ Prasad
• H Shiva Kumar
• Ravi Kumar Jha
• Nimit Kumar

Course Format and Duration

Two weeks long.

First week includes 5 sessions of 3 hours each day: 2 hours devoted for lectures and 1 hour for practical (see detailed agenda below). The second week will be used for the course assignments.

Application process

Period for application is 15 July – 17 Sep 2021-23:59 CEST. Complete the online application form at https://bit.ly/2UzLG7k. The deadline for submission of application.

Costs

No tuition fee.

Contact

ioc.training@unesco.org