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Summer Satellite Remote Sensing Training Course


June 5 – June 16, 2023, Cornell University, Ithaca New York
After a 3-year hiatus due to the covid pandemic, the Cornell University Summer Satellite Remote Sensing Training Program is being offered once again.  This program is intended for marine scientists who have modest or no prior experience with satellite remote sensing techniques. The program is highly methods-oriented and intended to give participants the practical skills needed to work independently to acquire, analyze and visualize large data sets derived from a wide range of ocean satellite sensors.  

Strong emphasis is given to ocean color remote sensing and the use of NASA’s SeaDAS software to derive mapped imagery of geophysical parameters (e.g., chlorophyll or CDOM) derived from the Earth science data available through NASA’s Ocean Biology Distributed Active Archive Center (OB.DAAC).  Pre-written python scripts will be used in conjunction with SeaDAS to batch process large quantities of ocean color data from Level-1 to Level-3. 

Developing good Python programming skills needed for data analysis and visualization is a central component of this course.  The course also addresses the acquisition and use of Level-3 satellite data products for sea surface temperature, ocean wind speed and sea surface height.  

NOTE:  The Ocean Carbon and Biogeochemistry Program (OCB) at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution has offered to provide financial support for up to five highly qualified participants to this training program. Applying for OCB support is done independent of the satellite program enrollment process. See the OCB link below for details.

For more information about the training program content and enrollment process:
Visit:      http://oceanography.eas.cornell.edu/satellite
Email:   Bruce Monger (bcm3@cornell.edu)

For information about OCB financial support:
Visit:,  OCB Tuition Support
Email: Heather Benway (hbenway@whoi.edu)

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EPA Fellowship in Remote Sensing for Water Quality Modeling

Title: EPA Fellowship in Remote Sensing for Water Quality Modeling
Reference Code: EPA-ORD-CEMM-WECD-2021-11
The opportunity details can be found: https://www.zintellect.com/Opportunity/Details/EPA-ORD-CEMM-WECD-2021-11

EPA has new positions to build forecast models using satellite data for cyanobacteria and coastal seagrass work. Please help us spread the word to potential candidates. Briefly, the position is for someone with a recent Master’s degree, or close to finishing their degree, and starts Winter 2022. More details are below. Please contact me if you have any questions.

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Civil servant position at The Ocean Ecology Laboratory

Open position:

The Ocean Ecology Laboratory at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center is looking to hire an Ocean Biogeochemical Modeler.  This is a full-time civil servant position at the GS-14 level, and it is open to all USA citizens. 

Background:

The Ocean Ecology Laboratory is responsible for the collection, processing, calibration, validation, archive, and distribution of ocean-related products from many operational, satellite-based remote-sensing missions providing ocean color, sea surface temperature, and sea surface salinity data to the international research community since 1996. The Ocean Ecology Laboratory also conducts research in ocean Biology and Biogeochemistry, atmospheric composition, and laboratory protocols using a combination of laboratory and field experiments, remote sensing measurements, and modeling.  The Ocean Ecology Laboratory is located at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD.  More information about our lab can be found at:

https://science.gsfc.nasa.gov/earth/oceanecology/

https://oceancolor.gsfc.nasa.gov/

Duties:

The selected candidate will lead efforts in the assimilation of ocean color remote sensing data into global and regional biogeochemical models. This effort has two goals: 1) Develop a better understanding of regional and global biogeochemical processes, 2) evaluate how satellite ocean color products can be improved or modified to increase usefulness for global and regional modeling.

Specific duties include:

  • Lead the development and application of global and regional biogeochemical modeling for Earth System Science research.
  • Lead the assimilation of satellite remote sensing data into biogeochemical models.
  • Publication of research papers in peer-reviewed journals

·      Support the Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem (PACE) Mission’s Project Scientist in the evaluation of ocean and atmosphere retrieval algorithms developed within the competed PACE Science and Applications Team (SAT).

·      Lead and participate in research proposals in the fields of ocean and atmospheric remote sensing, ocean biology and biogeochemistry, atmospheric composition and modeling.  The successful candidate is expected to maintain a portfolio of funded research. 

·      Lead and participate in the publication of research manuscripts.  The successful candidate is expected to publish 1-2 papers per year. 

·      Contribute to the development of future airborne and spaceborne instrumentation and missions, in-situ instrumentation, and field campaigns pursued within The Ocean Ecology Laboratory, including requirements analyses and proposal development.

·      Other duties as required by the civil service

Education:

Ph.D or equivalent experience in Engineering or Physical Sciences.

Experience:

Demonstrable experience in:

  1. Global and regional biogeochemical modeling
  2. Assimilation of satellite remote sensing data into biogeochemical models
  3. Sensitivity analyses
  4. Publication of research papers in peer-reviewed journals
  5. Preparation of successful research proposals

Applications for this position will have to be submitted via USA Jobs https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/607108500 . The position will be open for applications from July 22 through July 26.  Those who might be interested in applying are encouraged to become familiar with USA Jobs.