Education & Outreach
One of the goals of the Earth Scan Lab is to provide educational resources
useful to a diverse audience, with respect to ocean and coastal observation, emergency response, hurricanes and satellite
technologies. We hope this website will grow to provide such educational resources. For example, our
definition links
(always in italics
)
provide very short explanations of terms and acronyms used on the website.
The lab maintains an active role in community educational outreach, participating actively in the annual
Ocean Commotion
event (hosted by the Louisiana Sea Grant College Program)
as well as providing numerous tours for visiting dignitaries,
political leaders, and visiting K-12 student groups.
Some pictures from the last Ocean Commotion event.
Courses most closely tied to the Earth Scan Lab facility are offered through the Department of Oceanography & Coastal Sciences.
The LSU Hurricane Center offers a program in Disaster Science and Management, with various degree program options.
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Satellite Oceanography
OCS7170 - Satellite Oceanography
Offered in the Spring semester, a graduate-level course
is given through the Department of Oceanography and Coastal Sciences.
Course Instructor : Prof. Nan Walker
Course Objective:
This course provides a background in the theory and application of
thermal, visible, and microwave remote sensing of ocean environments
and coastal regions. Hands on experience will be obtained in the
Earth Scan Lab. Experience will be gained with processing and
interpretation of data from several passive and active sensors
including NOAA AVHRR, GOES GVAR, Orbview-2 SeaWiFS, Ocean Color
Monitor, MODIS, Synthetic Aperture Radar, satellite altimeters
and scatterometers.
Enrollment is limited to (8) and the students will conduct portions of the
class in the Earth Scan Lab teaching facility, utilizing Linux workstations,
and satellite visualization software tools. Prereq.: OCS 4170 or equivalent.
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Other related course offerings
OCS 7976 - Seminar in Physical Oceanography and Meteorology
Offered in Spring and Fall Semester by department of Oceanography and
Coastal Sciences
Course Instructor : Prof. S.A. Hsu
Course Objective:
Air-sea interaction, synoptic meteorology, tropical
meteorology, geophysical fluid dynamics, ocean-atmosphere
interaction related to climate change.
May be taken for a max. of 9 hrs. of credit when topics vary.
OCS 4021 - Weather Analysis and Satellite Meteorology
Offered in Fall Semester by Department of Oceanography and
Coastal Sciences
Course Instructor : Prof. S.A. Hsu
Course Objective:
Diagnostic studies of surface and upper-air observational data using isoplething charts and
satellite images to represent the state of the atmosphere over both land and sea; the use of
satellite technology in weather forecasting including cloud identification, wind direction,
storm development, and air quality.
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