1. SIO 218A Observational techniques in physical oceanography Goals/methods: Learn currently used methods and instruments Understand principles of observation/technique Become critical of limitations, errors, suitable applications Ability to judge/choose method/instrument of choice Tradeoffs in capability, cost, deployment modes Practical advice (common errors, things often overlooked) Existing programs supporting types of observations, sources of data Hands-on demonstrations and homework examples Design of own sampling and instrument set-up, data collection, analysis Lab, field, ship visits

2. Notes/materials/powerpoints/software: Will be posted on anonymous ftp server geo.ucsd.edu, log in as “anonymous” with your email address as password, and go to /pub/usend/teach/spring14/218A_techniques (use regular ftp, secure sftp does not work for anonymous log-ins), or point your browser to ftp://geo.ucsd.edu/pub/usend/teach/spring14/218A_techniques Contact: Uwe Send, NH 446 usend@ucsd.edu 822-6710

3. - level depends on participants, will try to find the right mix of information that is most useful to everybody. Please tell if boring or hard to follow etc. - will give letter grade - instead of written exams just a 20min oral at the end - no regular homeworks, but approx. 3 practical exercises, 1 short presentation, and occasional voluntary example problems - will be somewhat irregular schedule, some makeup dates probably, but also 1-2 trips to labs, manufacturers, facilities - find best days/times for everybody, and also makeup options

4. Chapter 1 Positioning of ships, platforms, sensors

5. Chapter 2 Positioning of ships, platforms, sensors

6. Acoustic positioning and navigation

7. Chapter 3 Echosounding of water depth

8. Modern beam echosounding

9. Water depth from satellites

10. Chapter 4 Research vessels

11. Global ocean survey from research vessels

12. Chapter 4 Surface drifters

13. Global sampling with surface drifters

14. Chapter 4 Subsurface floats

15. Global ARGO float network

16. Chapter 4 ROV‘s

17. surface 1500 m 0 - 10 km ~ 8 h 20-40 cm/s Chapter 4 Gliders

18. Chapter 4 AUV‘s

19. Chapter 4 Moorings

23. Global mooring network

24. Chapter 4 Satellites

25. Chapter 5 Data, Sampling, calibration, presentation

26. Chapter 6 Temperature, salinity, pressure, water samples

27. Chapter 7 Current measurement, mechanical

28. Chapter 7 Current measurement, acoustic

30. Chapter 7 Current measurement, langrangian

31. Chapter 7 Current measurement with tracers

32. Chapter 8 Sealevel measurement

33. Chapter 9 Acoustic techniques

35. Chapter 9 Acoustic positioning

37. Chapter 10 Data telemetry and observatories

38. Chapter 11 Satellite remote sensing

39. Wind

40. Altimetry

41. Chapter 11 Acoustic remote sensing

42. Chapter 11 Remote transport sensing

44. Underwater mooring animation