OTGA/INCOIS Training Course

Discovery and Use of Operational Ocean Data Products and Services

5 – 9 March 2017, Hyderabad, India

Overview This course will demonstrate the data resources available from operational program. The focus will be on operational activities, how to download data and use software to visualize. It will be a mix of practical and theoretical. Aims and Objectives - To provide an introduction to Operational Oceanography. - Discovery and Use of Operational Ocean Data Products and Services. - Hands on for Visualizing the model and in situ derived data products. Learning outcomes - Knowledge and understanding of Operational Oceanography. - Tasks involved in Operational Analysis and Forecast methods. - Oceanographic Data sources, Quality Control/Quality Assurance, monitoring systems and methods. - Tools for visualizing the operational ocean data products. Target Audience Target audiences include, but not limited to the following: - Ocean and coastal data managers. - Researchers intending to use data products for scientific analysis. - Research scholars at various universities. Note: Priority will be given to participants originating from the Indian Ocean rim countries. UNESCO is committed to promote gender equality. Therefore, applications from women are strongly encouraged. Course Pre-requisites: 1. Candidates should posses knowledge of formats of data in which most of the oceanographic data sets are available. 2. Candidates should be preferably working in institutions which is responsible for the management of oceanographic data. 3. Good working knowledge of English language. A Certificate of Participation will be issued to all successful students. Link to Course: http://classroom.oceanteacher.org/course/view.php?id=255

Notes

Online Application (deadline 18 November 2016): https://otga.wufoo.com/forms/z4ebczl0o4gto0/

Location

Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services"Ocean Valley", Pragathi Nagar (BO), Nizampet (SO)
Hyderabad 500 090
Telangana
India

Organisers and Staff

Organisers
Mr. Greg Reed
Dr. Cláudia Delgado
Bidarhalli Madhusudan Rao
Staff
Ms. Kristin de Lichtervelde

Other Documents

Code Title
OTGA Training course on Discovery and Use of Operational Ocean Data Products and Services
Local information-Data discovery course - II
Local information-Data discovery course - Indian Participants
Programme Schedule-Data Discovery Course

Participant Stats:

Staff and organisers 4
Confirmed 25
Not Confirmed 2
Not-participating 0
Total 31
Groups: GOOS, IOC, IOC Capacity Development, IOCAfrica, IODE, OceanTeacher, WESTPAC
Created at 09:41 on 7 August 2016 by Mr. Greg Reed
Last Updated at 14:16 on 18 October 2017 by Dr. Cláudia Delgado
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