Seafloor Mapping

3 credits · Graduate

A graduate-level course on ocean mapping technologies and techniques for study of the seabed environment. Acoustic remote sensing technologies, ground- validation techniques, and data processing and integration methods using geospatial software are covered. The focus of the course is on how these approaches are used to study and map the geology and biology of the ocean floor. PREREQUISITES: Permission of instructor EXCLUSIONS: OCEA 4320.03 FORMATS: Lecture | Lab