OCB will support participation in Cornell Summer Satellite Remote Sensing Workshop
June 1 – June 12, 2026, Cornell University, Ithaca New York
The Cornell Summer Satellite Remote Sensing Workshop is being offered once again this year. The workshop 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 using satellite data derived from the most popular ocean color sensors. Pre-written python scripts will be used in conjunction with SeaDAS to enable processing large quantities of ocean color data from Level-1 to Level-3. In addition, the workshop will address the acquisition and use of Level-3 satellite data products for sea surface temperature, ocean wind speed and sea surface height.
A central goal of the course is to develop good python programming skills that are needed to make effective use of satellite data to routinely monitor ocean conditions, gain new insights into ocean dynamics, and to rigorously test new hypotheses. Participants will work with both Jupyter Notebooks and executing python scripts from the Unix Terminal.
For more information about the training workshop content and enrollment process:
Visit: http://oceanography.eas.cornell.edu/satellite
Email: Bruce Monger
OCB will provide tuition, housing, and a travel stipend for up to 4 US-based participants in this training course. Please send the following materials in a single formatted PDF file to hbenway@whoi.edu by April 13:
1) Abbreviated (2 pages max) CV
2) 1-page statement of interest about how this course would benefit your education, research, and/or professional goals.
Applications will be reviewed the week of April 13, and applicants will be notified the week of April 20.
