MS IN EARTH SCIENCES:
OCEAN MAPPING OPTION
A degree option in Ocean Mapping is for students who wish to prepare for careers in such areas as federal and institutional marine research, federal and international positions in hydrographic surveying, the environment, private sector offshore mineral resources exploration industries, and marine hardware and software development. The study of ocean mapping is a key niche in the ocean technology field.
Hydrography, in the context of this program, is the measurement and definition of the configuration of the bottoms and adjacent land areas of oceans, lakes, rivers, harbors, and other water areas, and the tides (or water levels) and currents that occur in those bodies of water. It includes elements of both physical oceanography, and surveying and mapping. Ocean mapping is a broader concept that includes not only the elements of hydrography, but also encompasses such topics as the geologic characterization of the seabed and the mapping of living resources and habitats.
The curriculm for the M.S. Earth Sciences: Ocean Mapping Option can be found at http://www.ccom-jhc.unh.edu/index.php?p=&page=education.php#ms_es.
More information about CCOM (Center for Coastal and Ocan Mapping), which oversees this degree program, can be found at http://www.ccom-jhc.unh.edu/index.php.
Additional information may be obtained:
via internet (http://www.unh.edu/esci/)
or by telephone: 603-862-1718
or by mail:
UNH Dept. of Earth Sciences
56 College Road, 121 James Hall
Durham, NH 03824
or by email: matt.davis@unh.edu
Related Earth Sciences Faculty
Francis S. Birch, geophysics, geological oceanography (fsb@cisunix.unh.edu).
Joel E. Johnson, marine geology, sedimentology (joel.johnson@unh.edu).
Larry Mayer, hydrography, marine geology (larry.mayer@unh.edu)
Larry G. Ward, sedimentology, coastal processes. (larry.ward@unh.edu).
Karen L. Von Damm, marine geochemistry (kvd@eos.sr.unh.edu ).
Janet W. Campbell, satellite oceanography (janet.campbell@unh.edu).
James M. Pringle, physical oceanography, (jpringle@cisunix.unh.edu)
James Gardner, ocean mapping, image analysis methods (jim.gardner@unh.edu)
Doug Vandemark, air-sea interaction and ocean remote sensing (doug.vandemark@unh.edu)