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IOCCG Training Courses
Preparations for the NATO/IOCCG-sponsored training course to be held in Turkey from 11-22 September, 2000, are in the
advanced stages, with students from
the region already selected. In addition, the IOCCG is planning to sponsor two other courses in the near future:
a five-day
course in Thailand from 11-15 December, 2000 at the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT),
and a two-week course in Ahmedabad, India, from February 12-23, 2001.A limited number of scholarships will be available for both courses. For more information on these courses consult the IOCCG training pages. Image provided by the SeaWiFS Project, NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, and ORBIMAGE.
MODIS Update  The MODIS Data Support Team (MDST) is making major system hardware and software
updates in preparation for the public release of the MODIS atmosphere and ocean products scheduled
for October 1, 2000. As
more specific information becomes available it will be placed on the
MDST web site, which
also contains a list of the data products and their release dates.Please contact MODIS User Services for assistance accessing MODIS Data (i.e., user registration, user order interfaces) and for help using specific MODIS data. Some stunning, new MODIS images can be found on the Earth Observatory image index page. Aqua (FM1) Mission Status: This mission has a payload of six instruments including a MODIS sensor, and is described in detail at: http://eos-pm.gsfc.nasa.gov/. Testing on the instrument is complete and is installed on the spacecraft. The current launch date for this mission is December 2000.
SeaWiFS Receiving Station in Kenya Operational 
A new SeaWiFS receiving station in Malindi, Kenya is now operational and receiving images. For a list of SeaWiFS ground receiving
stations consult the SeaWiFS website.Another new feature on the site is the interesting "Design your own SeaWiFS Globe" page. The SeaWiFS project also has some staffing vacancies, for a calibration/validation programmer/analyst, a data system programmer/analyst and a SeaDAS programmer. Information can be obtained by emailing Fred Patt. Finally on the subject of SeaWiFS, the 'What's new?' page now is a part of the Announcements page. Image provided by the SeaWiFS Project, NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, and ORBIMAGE. |
More Earth Observatory Articles
The excellent Earth Observatory website
has several more ocean-colour related articles on their website. A new article by Laurie J. Schmidt looks at the work
of Kevin Arrigo at Stanford University.Image provided by the SeaWiFS Project, NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, and ORBIMAGE.
Workshops, Conferences 
An update to the "2001: An Ocean Odyssey" conference to be held in Mar del Plata,
Argentina from October 21-28, 2001 has been made. Abstracts may now be submitted online, the deadline for submissions is
February 28th, 2001.
All of the information on submissions can be found on the meeting website, which
has also been updated with information on symposia, special events and scientific tours.
The 2001 AVIRIS (Airborne Visible InfraRed Imaging Spectrometer) Earth Science Workshop is planned for February 6 to 9, 2001 at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, USA. More details will be posted shortly on the AVIRIS website.
ERS - ENVISAT SYMPOSIUM - Looking down to Earth in the New Millennium,
Gothenburg, Sweden, 16 - 20 October 2000 For a more detailed list of workshops refer to our workshop page, and for training courses, our training page.
References More new references added on August 10th. To go to the new references page, click here. The bibliography pages have also been updated.
Employment updates New jobs in Colorado, USA, Plymouth, England and Canberra, Australia are the most recent postings to our employment page. |
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