What is an oceanographer and what do they do

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What is an oceanographer and what do they do?

• Remy Luerssen
• Institute for Marine Remote Sensing
• University of South Florida

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Schooling

• High school
• College
• Chemistry
• Biology
• Geology
• Physics
• Calculus
• Computer programming
• Graduate school
• Degree stats

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My Job

• Remote sensing

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http//imars.marine.usf.edu/
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My Job

• Remote sensing
• Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs)

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My Job

• Remote sensing
• Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs)
• Global Carbon Flux

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My Job

• Remote sensing
• Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs)
• Global Carbon Flux
• Others in lab

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Project PEARL

• Proposal for research funding
• Monitoring HABs in Tampa Bay
• Instruments on Ocean Jewel of St. Petersburg
• CTD, fluorometer, meteorological station
• Cell counting
• Remote sensing

courtesy of FMRI
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Hands-On Activities

• Remote sensing reflectance with Spectraradiometer
• Cell identification of St . Petersburg Port water
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