Oceanography at Sea: An Introduction to Practical Aspects of Oceanography
Eurofleets announces a call for applications to a ship-based course for postgraduate students of marine science. Entitled "Oceanography at Sea: An Introduction to Practical Aspects of Oceanography," the course will be held aboard R/V Dana during a cruise from Tromso, Norway to Hirtshals, Denmark from 20 May to 3 June 2015.
This course offers an introduction to practical aspects of oceanographic research at sea, providing students experience with oceanographic sampling and data analysis. It is composed of a combination of lectures, laboratory work and practical sampling/measurements, and interpretation of oceanographic data. Training will specifically focus on:
- Identify common pitfalls and necessities with organizing oceanographic sampling.
- Use a CTD probe for measuring the physical properties of seawater.
- Conduct sampling for surface sediments using a coring system.
- Investigate the abundance, diversity and biogeographic distribution of plankton
- Conduct measurements of selected chemical properties of seawater.
- Identification, sampling and recording of pelagic and mesopelagic fishes from a midwater trawl.
- Integrate and interpret the oceanographic data collected.
- Relate the data collected during the cruise to regional oceanographic phenomena.
At the end of the course the participants will give a poster presentation based on the data collected and the evaluation of the work will be credited as a 5 ECTS through the Technical University of Denmark, MSc program in Aquatic Science and Technology. A total of 18 positions are available for European graduate students (students of all nationalities enrolled at European universities). All expenses during the course are funded through Eurofleets.
Application deadline: 1 December 2014 at 17:00 CET
For further information or to apply, please go to: http://www.eurofleets.eu/np4/401.html.
For questions, please contact:
Colin Stedmon
Email: cost [at] aqua.dtu.dk