Eric

Just dropping a line to say hi.  Are you back from the cruise yet?  We should
get together for coffee when you're back in Seattle and catch up.  Hope all is
well...Leon

On Wed, 23 Apr 2008, Eric Rehm wrote:

>
> The 2008 North Atlantic Bloom Experiment Collaboratory Web Site is
> now open.  We are currently operating floats and gliders equipped
> with biogeochemical sensors near the JGOFS NABE site (60N 20W).  We
> plan to operate through June, 2008.  The Knorr will visit the site
> for much of May to make more detailed measurements.
>
> Since deployment on April 4, we have seen significant pre-bloom
> variability, with factors of 2 in chlorophyll fluorescence,
> associated with mesocale eddy activity.  The ocean has stratified in
> fits and starts over this period, with increased stratification
> during calm periods interrupted by mixing during stormy periods.
> Over the last few days there are clear signs of a bloom beginning:
> higher chlorophyll fluorescence, backscatter, absorption and
> oxygen.   Not everything has gone perfectly either...
>
> Biooptical instrumentation on the floats and gliders includes hyperspectral
> radiometers (floats), chlorophyll and CDOM fluorometers, beam
> transmissometers (floats), 2 ISUS (floats), 2 PAR sensors, bb at 470, 532
> and 700 nm.  During the month of May 2008, we will do biooptical casts too.
>
> You are invited to follow the progress of this experiment through
> mission reports, blogs, photos and real-time data display at
>
> http://bloom.apl.washington.edu
>
> If you have a greater interest, you can participate in the associated
> discussion and information group (cross-linked to the web site)  at
>
> http://groups.google.com/group/nab08
>
> If you want to contribute to the site or experiment in other ways,
> please contact us at the addresses below.
>
> Eric D'Asaro:  dasaro AT apl.washington.edu
> Katja Fennel: Katja.Fennel AT dal.ca
> Craig Lee:   craig AT apl.washington.edu
> Mary Jane Perry: perrymj AT maine.edu
>
>
> Note:
> The site uses Google Maps. It appears to be broken on Microsoft's
> Internet Explorer browser.  We encourage you use Firefox (http://
> www.mozilla.com/en-US/) or Safari (http://www.apple.com/safari/
> download/).  Both of these alternatives are available for Microsoft
> Windows and Apple Mac computers.
>
>
>

The 2008 North Atlantic Bloom Experiment Collaboratory Web Site is
now open.  We are currently operating floats and gliders equipped
with biogeochemical sensors near the JGOFS NABE site (60N 20W).  We
plan to operate through June, 2008.  The Knorr will visit the site
for much of May to make more detailed measurements.

Since deployment on April 4, we have seen significant pre-bloom
variability, with factors of 2 in chlorophyll fluorescence,
associated with mesocale eddy activity.  The ocean has stratified in
fits and starts over this period, with increased stratification
during calm periods interrupted by mixing during stormy periods.
Over the last few days there are clear signs of a bloom beginning:
higher chlorophyll fluorescence, backscatter, absorption and
oxygen.   Not everything has gone perfectly either...

Biooptical instrumentation on the floats and gliders includes hyperspectral
radiometers (floats), chlorophyll and CDOM fluorometers, beam
transmissometers (floats), 2 ISUS (floats), 2 PAR sensors, bb at 470, 532
and 700 nm.  During the month of May 2008, we will do biooptical casts too.

You are invited to follow the progress of this experiment through
mission reports, blogs, photos and real-time data display at

http://bloom.apl.washington.edu

If you have a greater interest, you can participate in the associated
discussion and information group (cross-linked to the web site)  at

http://groups.google.com/group/nab08

If you want to contribute to the site or experiment in other ways,
please contact us at the addresses below.

Eric D'Asaro:  dasaro AT apl.washington.edu
Katja Fennel: Katja.Fennel AT dal.ca
Craig Lee:   craig AT apl.washington.edu
Mary Jane Perry: perrymj AT maine.edu


Note:
The site uses Google Maps. It appears to be broken on Microsoft's
Internet Explorer browser.  We encourage you use Firefox (http://
www.mozilla.com/en-US/) or Safari (http://www.apple.com/safari/
download/).  Both of these alternatives are available for Microsoft
Windows and Apple Mac computers.

• "Mallard's" in The Peabody, directly across from the Convention Center.  
• Alternatively, there's a place with a band+drinks but no food (The Backstage) at the Rosen Plaza, just a few hundred yards north of the Convention Center.  

PVL Description for Researcher Series (Ocean Color)

Degree and area of specialization: M.S. required, Ph.D. degree preferred in Atmospheric Science, Physics or related science with background knowledge in remote sensing and radiative transfer forward models.

Minimum number of years and type of relevant work experience:  Experience in satellite remote sensing, particularly in the field of ocean color and water leaving radiance retrievals. Familiarity with MODIS and/or SeaWIFS data.  Experience with the Hydrolight radiative transfer model desirable.  Programming skills in MatLab or IDL, Fortran and C languages.  Experience with scientific satellite data processing algorithms such as MODIS SST, atmospheric correction, and multiple spectral and high spectral resolution radiative modeling of surface, clouds and absorption gases.

Principal Duties

The University of Wisconsin Space Science and Engineering Center (SSEC) is a research and development center with an international reputation for developing instrumentation for both terrestrial and space flight applications. SSEC’s mission includes the support of faculty and academic staff led research, development, fabrication and implementation of space flight experiments, as well as the development of new meteorological research tools for national and international use.

This position is located in the CIMSS MODIS products Operational Area. The candidate will work in a small research team using MODIS reflectance band data to develop a global suspended sediment concentration retrieval for coastal case-2 waters. The candidate will also develop an atmospheric scattering and absorption correction radiative transfer model and a solar illumination model based on the existing body of research and original work to isolate the water leaving radiance in the MODIS observations. The candidate will be responsible for implementing these products in the NASA EOS MODIS/AIRS Direct Broadcast Package (IMAPP) and future NOAA NPP/NPOESS software packages (IPOPP) for distribution to Direct Broadcast sites around the world. We anticipate that this position will grow into a science leadership position in remote sensing of water bodies at SSEC/CIMSS. The position requires the ability to work creatively and independently. The candidate will be expected to write professional journal articles and make technical presentations at national and international scientific meetings.

William Philpot
Associate Professor
Civil & Environmental Engineering
Cornell University
(607) 255-0801 (voice)
(607) 255-9004 (fax)
wdp2@...

I have a typewritten Scripps Tech report (SIO 58-25) of that exact title
published in 1958. This was then typeset and republished in the
Bulletin of the SIO in 1960. It's about 50 pages. I'll scan this to
pdf and send to you.

Curt

dalhousie_optics wrote:
>
> Hi all,
>
> I wonder if anyone has the paper of J.E.Tyler in 1958 by the title of
> 'Radiance distribution as a function of depth in the submarine
> environment'. It'll be very great and helpful if I could get one.
>
> best
>
> Jianwei
>
>
>

--
-----------------------------------
Curtis D. Mobley, Ph.D.
Vice President and Senior Scientist
Sequoia Scientific, Inc.
2700 Richards Road, Suite 107
Bellevue, WA 98005
voice: 425-641-0944 ext 109
fax: 425-643-0595
email: curtis.mobley@sequoiasci.com
WWW: www.sequoiasci.com
personal: www.curtismobley.com
-----------------------------------

I have a typewritten Scripps Tech report (SIO 58-25) of that exact title
published in 1958.  This was then typeset and republished in the
Bulletin of the SIO in 1960.  It's about 50 pages.  I'll scan this to
pdf and send to you.

Curt

dalhousie_optics wrote:
>
> Hi all,
>
> I wonder if anyone has the paper of J.E.Tyler in 1958 by the title of
> 'Radiance distribution as a function of depth in the submarine
> environment'. It'll be very great and helpful if I could get one.
>
> best
>
> Jianwei
>
>
>

--
-----------------------------------
Curtis D. Mobley, Ph.D.
Vice President and Senior Scientist
Sequoia Scientific, Inc.
2700 Richards Road, Suite 107
Bellevue, WA  98005
voice: 425-641-0944 ext 109
fax:   425-643-0595
email: curtis.mobley@...
WWW:   www.sequoiasci.com
personal: www.curtismobley.com
-----------------------------------

Hi all,

I wonder if anyone has the paper of J.E.Tyler in 1958 by the title of
'Radiance distribution as a function of depth in the submarine
environment'. It'll be very great and helpful if I could get one.

best

Jianwei

http://www.biogeosciences-discuss.net/special_issue8.html

Selected titles from this issue:

• Gross community production and metabolic balance in the South Pacific Gyre, using a non intrusive bio-optical method, Claustre et al.
• Natural variability of bio-optical properties in Case 1 waters: attenuation and reflectance within the visible and near-UV spectral domains, as observed in South Pacific and Mediterranean waters, Morel et al.
• Optical backscattering properties of the "clearest" natural waters, Twardowski et al.
• Detailed validation of the bidirectional effect in various Case 1 waters for application to Ocean Color imagery, Voss et al.
• Does chlorophyll a provide the best index of phytoplankton biomass for primary productivity studies?, Huot et al.
• Spatial variability of phytoplankton pigment distributions in the Subtropical South Pacific Ocean: comparison between in situ and predicted data, Ras et al.
• Relationships between the surface concentration of particulate organic carbon and optical properties in the eastern South Pacific and eastern Atlantic Oceans, Stramski et al.

If you had to pick one to read, I would also recommend the Huot et al. article: it's interesting, provocative and demonstrative of the interactive discussion process.  The comments by Mike Behrenfeld are gripping.

Once in a blue moon, a nice piece of software comes your way that makes your
life a lot easier.  Today was my lucky day:

http://www.serial-port-monitor.com/index.html

This "Free Serial Port Monitor" (FSPM) is a really nice (and did I say
free?) way to monitor a serial port without "consuming" the COM port.

You attach FSPM to the serial port *before* using the application that
controls the instrument (e.g., EcoView, WetView, SeaSave, etc.). It does
*not* actually "consume" the port, i.e., your instrument software will be
able connect to the COM port as usual.

For example, I am controlling my radiometers from MATLAB code.  After I
start a new monitoring session in FSPM, I then open the port and communicate
with it in MATLAB as usual: [s =
serial('COM12','BAUD',9600),fopen(s),fwrite(s,...), etc.].  All the read and
write data (fread, fwrite) show up in separate panes in the FSPM
application.

The free version of FSPM lets you monitor one serial port.  Pay money ($80)
and you can monitor more than one port at a time.

/eric rehm
University of Washington
Applied Physics Lab
206.354.3459

Check out the summary by Heidi Sosik of Morel et al.'s "Optical properties
of the 'clearest' natural waters" on p. 21 of the latest L&O Bulletin.

http://www.aslo.org/bulletin/issues/07_v16_i1.pdf

Stealing a bit of thunder from Heidi's summary, Morel et al. find natural
water in the S. Pacific gyre that has lower UV absoprtion than  Smith and
Baker (1981) "clearest" water.  Very cool.

Note that this Morel et al. L&O article was selected by ASLO for free
download:

http://www.aslo.org/lo/pdf/vol_52/issue_1/0217.pdf


/eric rehm

-----Original Message-----
From: gene carl feldman [mailto:gene.c.feldman@...]
Sent: Wednesday, February 07, 2007 8:37 AM
To: ocean-color@...
Subject: [ocean-color] new ocean color-related announcements posted

would like to let people know that three recent announcements have been
posted on the ocean color forum:

http://ocforum.gsfc.nasa.gov/forum/board_show.pl?bid=1

describing:

1) SPIE conference on coastal ocean remote sensing
2) Cornell University summer course on satellite remote sensing
3) Call for papers for a Limnology and Oceanography Special Issue.

regards,
gene

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Ocean Optics Summer Class:

Application of remote and in-situ ocean optical measurements to ocean
biogeochemistry

July 2 – 20, 2007 at the Darling Marine Center

An intensive three-week, cross-disciplinary, graduate-level course in
Optical Oceanography will be offered at the University of Maine,
Darling Marine Center in summer 2007.  This class is a continuation of
the Optical Oceanography course first offered at the Friday Harbor
Laboratories in 1985 and more recently at the Darling Center.  Past
graduates are many of today's leaders in oceanography.

The major theme of the course is the application of remote and in-situ
ocean optical measurements to ocean biogeochemistry.  The underlying
rationale is that optical measurements serve as proxies for important
biogeochemical entities – including marine phytoplankton, dissolved
organics, and suspended sediment particles.  The course will provide
students with a fundamental knowledge of ocean optics and sensor
technology that will enable them to interpret optical data in context
of ocean biogeochemistry.  The course is sponsored by NASA and the
University of Maine, with the goal of preparing a new generation of
oceanographers trained in the use of optics to study the oceans.

Course elements include:
• lectures on the basic theory of the light interaction with matter in
aquatic environments, inversions of ocean color remote sensing, sensor
design and function, and ocean biogeochemistry;
• laboratory sessions using optical instrumentation and radiative
transfer software;
• critical discussions of concepts and key papers;
• field sampling of optical and biogeochemical variables in the
environmentally diverse waters of coastal Maine;
• analysis of optical and biogeochemical data sets; and
• collaborative student projects.

Instructors:  Emmanuel Boss, Mary Jane Perry, Collin Roesler and
Curtis Mobley

Dates:  July 2– 20, 2007

Costs: Tuition, room and board will be covered through a grant for
participants associated with US institutions. Accepted foreign
participants will be charged room and board ($1200) and tuition ($655,
if interested in taking the class for credit).
Registration deadline: March 15, 2007, notification by April 1, 2007.

Acceptance criteria:  likely impact of the class on the individual's
career, transcripts, letter from the academic advisor/supervisor, and
diversity.  While the majority of the class will likely be composed of
early career graduate students, advanced students and post-doctoral
fellows will be considered for admission.

Registration: http://server.dmc.maine.edu/courses.html

(via Tim Wynne)

-------- Original Message --------
Subject:  [ocean-color] Ocean Color Research Team Meeting
Resent-Date:  Fri, 12 Jan 2007 15:58:07 -0500 (EST)
Resent-From:  ocean-color@...
Date:  Fri, 12 Jan 2007 15:57:50 -0500
From:  Bontempi, Paula S. (HQ-DK000) <paula.s.bontempi@...>
To:  ocean-color@...



Members of the Ocean Color Community:

         Greetings.  NASA is finishing the final details of the meeting
logistics for the 2007 NASA Ocean Color Research Team Meeting.  The meeting
will be held at the Hotel Monaco in Seattle, Washington, U.S.A. from 11-13
April 2007.  I will notify you when a block of rooms is set up, and when the
web site is ready for registration.  I will be working up the agenda over
the next few weeks, so if there are requests for topics to be covered, I am
happy to entertain suggestions.

         More information will follow shortly.  Hope to see you all in
Seattle this spring.

         Best wishes,

         Paula

Dr. Paula Bontempi
Ocean Biology and Biogeochemistry Program Scientist Science Mission
Directorate - Mail Suite 3F71 NASA Headquarters 300 E St., SW Washington,
D.C.  20546
Telephone:  202.358.1508
Facsimile:  202.358.2770
E-mail:  paula.s.bontempi@...

Request for Input

National Academies Committee on Scientific Accomplishments of Earth
Observations from Space

The development and use of satellites has provided a truly unique vantage
point for studying Earth and allows an integrated Earth system science
perspective that was not possible before. The National Academies'
Committee on Scientific Accomplishments of Earth Observations from Space
will document specific scientific accomplishments resulting from the
nation's research and development of space-based Earth observational
capabilities. The study committee is seeking broad community input to
identify examples of important scientific accomplishments.

More information about this study can be found online at
http://dels.nas.edu/basc/projects.php.

The committee would like members of the Earth science community to provide
examples of accomplishments. For the committee to be able to consider your
suggestion, please respond to the five items below. You may submit your
input online (http://dels.nas.edu/basc/input.php), by email (earth@...),
or by fax (202-334-3825). The committee also appreciates you distributing
this announcement to your colleagues.

Thank you for taking the time to respond to this announcement.

Required Information:

1. What are the major scientific accomplishments of Earth observations from
space?

2. How did satellite observations contribute to each accomplishment?

3. Why is this accomplishment significant?

4. Please provide references to key papers related to these accomplishments.

5. Please provide your name, title, affiliation, phone number, and email
address.

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National Research Council of the
National Academies
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fax: (202) 334-3825

Dear all,
     The 10th International Symposium on Wetland Biogeochemistry - Frontiers
in Biogeochemistry will be held in Annapolis, MD, during 1-4 April 2007.
Please, see message below and attached flyer.
Maria
 
-----------------------------------------------------------
 
Dear all,
 
The 10th International Symposium on Wetland Biogeochemistry will be
held in Annapolis, MD, during 1-4 April 2007.
 
The objective of the 10th convening of this international symposium is
to reflect on Frontiers in Wetland Biogeochemistry. The symposium
welcomes research contributions from the full range of scales
(molecular to ecosystem), applications (basic to applied), and
ecosystems (mangroves to peatlands). Program Topics include: Dissolved
organic carbon cycling, Trace gas sources, sinks and emissions,
Microbial ecology, Plant-Microbe interactions, Global change impacts on
element cycling, Organic geochemistry in wetland soils, Nitrogen and
phosphorus cycling, Coupled iron and sulfur cycling, Role of wetlands
in material transport.
 
The symposium will include invited presentations by an outstanding
array of experts and contributed presentations. Plenary sessions will
focus on the main themes of the symposium, while a wide variety of
other current topics in wetland biogeochemistry will be addressed in
concurrent sessions. There will be a poster session reception and a
variety of other social events.
 
For more information please visit the conference web site at
www.serc.si.edu/conference or see the attached flyer.
Abstract Submission Deadline is January 19, 2007
Early Registration Deadline is February 2, 2007

We look forward to seeing you at the Conference.
 
 Patrick Megonigal
 Symposium Chair
 
 Smithsonian Environmental Research Center
 P.O. Box 28, 647 Contees Wharf Road
 Edgewater, MD 21037
 Email: megonigalp@...
 Voice: (443) 482-2346
 Fax: (443) 482-2380
 
 
-------------------------------------------------------------
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NASA Goddard Space Flight Center- ESSIC/Univ. of Maryland
    Address: Code 613.3
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         Greenbelt, MD, 20771
     Tel: 301 614 6048
     Fax: 301 614 5903
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Dear Jianwei Wei,
We are waiting to hear on a proposal we submitted for the class to
NASA. As soon as we get word we will send an email to this list.
All the best and happy new year,
     Emmanuel


--- In oceanoptics@yahoogroups.com, jianwei wei <dalhousie_optics@...>
wrote:
>
> Hello oceanopticians, happy new year!
> I am wondering if the ocean optics courses will given as the regular
way in Maine Univ., Darling Marine Station this year.
> Thanks in advance for any response.
>   Best regards,
>
> jianwei
> dalhousie_optics@...
> 2007-01-03
>
>  __________________________________________________
> Do You Yahoo!?
> Tired of spam?  Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around
> http://mail.yahoo.com
>

Dear Jianwei Wei,
We are working hard to get funding for a class this summer. Our
proposal is under review at NASA. As soon as we get word of its
funding we will share it with the community. Unfortunately ONR which
has been the main contributor to the class through the years could not
  fund it this year.
All the best,
     Emmanuel Boss


--- In oceanoptics@yahoogroups.com, jianwei wei <dalhousie_optics@...>
wrote:
>
> Hello oceanopticians, happy new year!
> I am wondering if the ocean optics courses will given as the regular
way in Maine Univ., Darling Marine Station this year.
> Thanks in advance for any response.
>   Best regards,
>
> jianwei
> dalhousie_optics@...
> 2007-01-03
>
>  __________________________________________________
> Do You Yahoo!?
> Tired of spam?  Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around
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During the Ocean Optics 2004 class, I vaguely remember Curt Mobley mentioning the method of holding a Spectralon panel ("a reference plaque ... having a known BDRF") in front of a radiance sensor in order to measure Ed(0+).

Here's a nice little paper I stumbled across from 2004 that describes how to do it and how to lower variability, esp. on cloudy days where:

        ...shadow effects induced by the cockpit of the boat, by the person or system holding the radiance sensor, and by the radiance sensor itself can dramatically modify the measured Ldspec signal. Errors up to 100% can easily be committed when a Spectralon plaque is used on the deck of a boat under a covered sky.

By careful placement of the radiance sensor and the plaque, they achieve an accuracy of better than +/- 15%. 

David Doxaran, Nagur C. Cherukuru, Samantha J. Lavender, and Gerald F. Moore
Use of a Spectralon panel to measure the downwelling irradiance signal: case studies and recommendations.
Applied Optics, Vol. 43, No. 32,10 November 2004

From: "Steven Lohrenz" <Steven.Lohrenz@...>
To: <ocb-all@...>
Date: Wed, 29 Nov 2006 12:34:28 -0600
Subject: [Ocb-all] Faculty Positon in Remote Sensing


Colleagues,
The Department of Marine Science at The University of Southern
Mississippi is currently seeking applications for a nine month, tenure
track faculty position in Remote Sensing Oceanography.  The position
description is attached and also described below.
Please forward this information to potential applicants.

********************************************************************
Steven E. Lohrenz
Chair and Professor
Department of Marine Science
The University of Southern Mississippi
Stennis Space Center, MS 39529
*********************************************************************
tel: 228-688-3177; fax: 228-688-1121
email: Steven.Lohrenz@...
web: http://www.usm.edu/marine
*********************************************************************

FACULTY POSITION IN MARINE SCIENCE
The University of Southern Mississippi - Department of Marine Science
seeks applicants for a tenure-track position at either the assistant or
associate level, depending upon qualifications.
Appointment date is July 1, 2007.  Minimum qualifications:  Doctorate
at time of appointment in aquatic remote sensing with a strong focus on
coastal and oceanic remote sensing using various sensors and platforms
(e.g., SeaWiFS, MODIS, hyperspectral sensors, LIDAR, satellite and
airborne). Demonstrated expertise and familiarity with radiative
transfer and optical theory are desirable. Opportunities exist to
participate in the department's Coastal Zone Mapping and Imaging Lidar
project (www.czmil.org).

Individuals who can complement the
department's existing strengths, collaborate with other research
organizations at the Stennis Space Center and take advantage of the
growing community of expertise on the Gulf Coast in applications of
LIDAR remote sensing and LIDAR/Hyperspectral data fusion are especially
encouraged to apply. Teaching duties will include undergraduate and
graduate teaching and course development in ocean remote sensing and
related areas.

The DMS is a vibrant, rapidly developing, multidisciplinary
academic unit with research and teaching programs in biological,
geological, and physical oceanography; marine chemistry, and
hydrographic science.  The department is located at the John C. Stennis
Space Center on the Mississippi Gulf Coast. In addition to NASA
research activities, the Stennis Space Center is also home to the Naval
Research Laboratory (NRL-SSC), the U.S. Naval Oceanographic Office,
NOAA's National Data Buoy Center, the NOAA Coastal Data Development
Center, and the Maury Oceanographic Library, one of the country's
premier oceanographic libraries. Detailed information about the
department is available at www.usm.edu/marine.

Applicants must submit, preferably by electronic mail, a curriculum
vitae with a research plan; a statement of teaching philosophy; and
names, mailing addresses and e-mail addresses of four references to Dr.
Stephan D. Howden, The University of Southern Mississippi, Department
of Marine Science, 1020 Balch Boulevard, Stennis Space Center, MS
39529; Stephan.Howden@....  Review of applications will begin
January 15, 2007 and will continue until position is filled.

Contact:
Dr. Stephan D. Howden
Search Committee Chair
The University of Southern Mississippi
Department of Marine Science
1020 Balch Boulevard
Stennis Space Center, MS 39529
mailto:Stephan.Howden@...

Applicants must submit, preferably by electronic mail, a curriculum vitae
with a research plan, along with a statement of teaching philosophy and
names, mailing addresses and e-mail addresses of four references to Dr.
Stephan Howden at the Department of Marine Science.

Review of applications will begin January 15, 2007 and will continue until
position is filled.

>Date: Tue, 28 Nov 2006 07:35:24 -0500
>From: Mary Zawoysky <mzawoysky@...>

RE: Minorities Striving and Pursuing Higher Degrees of Success in
     Earth System Science  (MS PHD'S).

>We are still in need of several additional individuals (at least 15)
>who are willing to mentor a MS PHD'S student in San Francisco during
>the meeting.

>-----------------------------------------------------------------------
>-
>
>Hello,
>
>
>
>Please consider serving as a meeting mentor for a student participating
>in Phase I of the 2006-2007 MS PHD'S (Minorities Striving and Pursuing
>Higher Degrees of Success in Earth System Science) Professional Development

>Program during the 2006 Fall AGU meeting.
>
>
>
>As a science meeting mentor, you will interact with an undergraduate or
>graduate student interested in pursuing an earth/ocean science-related
>career. If you agree to serve as a meeting mentor you will be asked to:
>
>* Communicate with one student before the 2006 Fall AGU meeting (an
>opportunity to introduce yourselves, discover common academic
>interests, etc.) if possible
>
>* Participate in a mentor orientation/reception and Mentor-Mentee pair
>introductions at the California Academy of Science on Sunday, Dec. 10th
>from
>
>7:00PM-8:00PM
>
>* Discuss a minimum of four presentations with your assigned mentee
>during the 2006 Fall AGU meeting
>
>* Facilitate networking (introduce your mentee to other scientists with
>similar interests) during and after the 2006 Fall AGU meeting
>
>* Offer academic and career advice during and after the 2006 Fall AGU
>meeting
>
>
>
>You can learn more about the MS PHD'S Professional Development Program
>at
>
>http://www.msphds.usf.edu/ProgramInformation.html
>
>
>
>If you are interested in serving as a mentor, please complete the brief
>on-line survey found at
>http://www.msphds.usf.edu/survey/mentor_survey.php
>as soon as possible.
>
>
>
>If you have previously served as a mentor in the MS PHD'S Professional
>Development Program you do not need to complete a new survey.  However,
>you will need to send an email to
><mailto:msphds@...>msphds@... indicating your
>willingness to serve as a mentor during the 2006 Fall AGU Meeting.
>
>
>
>Thanks in advance for considering participating in this worthwhile
endeavor!
>
>
>
>_______________
>Dr. Ashanti "Suné" Johnson Pyrtle, Assistant Professor College of
>Marine Science, University of South Florida, 140 7th Avenue South, St.
>Petersburg, FL 33701
>tel: 727.553.1301, fax: 727.553.1189, E-mail:
><mailto:apyrtle@...>apyrtle@...
>http://www.marine.usf.edu/faculty/ashanti-pyrtle.shtml
>http://msphds.usf.edu
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>Date: Mon, 20 Nov 2006 11:02:19 -0500
>From: Mary Zawoysky <mzawoysky@...>
>To: ocb-all@...
>Subject: [Ocb-all] Fwd: post doc position available
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>Research Scientist position in Biological Oceanography
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>We are seeking qualified applicants for a post-doctoral position, to
>participate in a 3-year NSF-sponsored study of the role of light and
>nutrients in controlling phytoplankton photosynthesis in the ocean.
>This position will be supported for 2 years, future pending upon
>funding and performance. Duties include participating in research
>cruises, processing and analysis of data, and publication of results in
>peer- reviewed journals. Applicants should have demonstrated experience
>using both field and laboratory approaches to studying phytoplankton
>physiology, including: variable fluorescence, spectral fluorescence,
>photosynthetic rate determination, light absorption by phytoplankton
>cells, and analysis of HPLC pigments. Strong consideration will be
>given to applicants who have prior experience designing field
>experiments and sampling strategies to best link meso-scale ocean
>physics with phytoplankton photosynthesis. Position can begin as soon
>as February 1, 2007. Applicants should send a letter of interest,
>curriculum vitae, and the names of three references to Ms. M. Mokhtari,
>Manager of Human Resources, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, P.O. Box
>1000, Palisades, NY 10964 or email to:
>personnel@... with Search Number LD 670 06 024 in
>the subject line. Columbia University is an Affirmative Action/Equal
>Opportunity employer. Minorities and Women are encouraged to apply.
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Ocean Optics XVIII, held last week in Montreal, was my first Ocean Optics conference.  I have a notebook full of ideas to review and many to try out.  I made some valuable connections face-to-face, which to me is much more satisfying than email.

Thanks go to TOS, CNES and the Planning Committee for a creative scientific program, and for  a format where everyone gets to hear every talk.  I think that it helps create a real sense of community, especially for those who are relatively new to ocean optics (like me).

Suggestion

One suggestion I forgot to put into the suggestion box that I will share publicly:  Perhaps we can make the next Ocean Optics XIX "climate-neutral"?

How this typically works is that attendees have the choice to make a donation (e.g., via a check box on the registration form) to support an effort to offset the estimated CO2 (~500 kg) generated by each conference participant.

For example, the upcoming National Conference on Coastal and Estuarian Habitat Restoration encourages a $10 donation/participant to create a "Conference Climate Fund" that will support community salt marsh projects as well as other carbon sequestration projects though Carbonfund.org or similar organizations.

http://www.estuaries.org/?id=135

For more info on how Carbonfund.org helps organizations offset a conference footprint, see:

http://carbonfund.org/site/pages/offset_organization/

/eric rehm
University of Washington
Applied Physics Laboratory

Just to keep u informed - there is a conference at Goa, India on
remote sensing in November, 2006.
Goa is a beautiful place with good beaches lots of sun and fun
check our site : http://www.nio.org