Proposed Modules
(~1 day each, mixture of lecture, lab and field work)

Introduction to Ocean Observing
(Jack Barth, OSU)
Design, platforms, sensors, sampling strategy, data flow

Ocean Observing Platforms and Physical Oceanography
(Jack Barth and Kipp Shearman, OSU)
Moorings, coastal stations, sea-floor landers, autonomous underwater vehicle gliders

Ocean Chemistry
(Burke Hales, OSU)
Carbon dynamics, ocean acidification, hypoxia, sensors, calibration

Fisheries Observing
(Waldo Wakefield, NOAA)
Acoustic techniques, sampling design, environmental sampling during fisheries monitoring

Ecosystem Monitoring and Metabolism
(Francis Chan, OSU; Steven Rumrill, ODFW; Alicia Helms, South Slough NERR;
Cheryl Brown (US EPA))
Ecological processes, marine ecosystem metabolism, biological oceanography sampling, estimating net ecosystem metabolism