OceanTeacher Academy Course DM: Introduction to Marine Data for Young Scientists

06 - 10 September 2010,

UNESCO/IOC Project Office for IODEWandelaarkaai 7
8400 Oostende
Belgium

Annotated Agenda

1. Welcome
1.1 Introduction, domestic arrangements
1.2 Overview of the course
2. Overview of North Sea Hydrography and ecosystem & Belgian coast in particular
3. Introduction to IODE and OceanTeacher
4. Introduction to the Data Acquisition System onboard RV Zeeleeuw (MIDAS)
5. Oceanographic instruments - CTD - meteo sensors - navigation - Single Beam - LISST - OBS - Secchi Disc
5.1 CTD operations: theory and practice
5.2 LISST operations: theory and practice
6. Cruise briefings & preparations
6.1 Cruise - Group I
6.2 Cruise - Group II
7. Introduction to data management
8. CTD processing
9. ODV
10. Presentations and group discussions
11. Certificates and closing of the meeting