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The Star, 20 June 2016 KUALA LUMPUR: The excessive rainfall in recent days, especially in the Klang Valley, is due to the impact of the Madden-Julian Oscillation (MJO) phenomenon, says an expert. Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia’s Climatology and Oceanography specialist Prof Dr Fredolin Tangang said the country was currently in the midst of the South-west monsoon season, and the weather should be hot and dry. “MJO occurs as a result of the interaction between the ocean and the atmosphere, causing large-scale convection in the western part of the Indian Ocean,” he added when asked to comment on the massive rainfall occurring in the Klang Valley in the late afternoons. The US-based Climate Prediction Centre revealed in a report that the MJO phenomenon would occur in the Indian Ocean with a large-scale increase in atmospheric convection in the first week of this month. “However, this situation will only last for another one to two weeks, when the phenomenon moves more ...

The Star, 17 June 2016 PETALING JAYA: Another magnitude 6.0 earthquake could jolt Ranau, Sabah, in the next two or three decades. Revealing this, Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Datuk Seri Madius Tangau said the assessment was based on “past records”. “Earthquakes are unpredictable but using past records, we can provide a return period of the same magnitude earthquake at the previous location,” he told  The Star . In 1976, an earthquake measuring 5.8 on the Richter scale occurred in Lahad Datu. On June 5 last year, Mount Kinabalu and the surrounding districts were jolted by a series of earthquakes, with the first measuring 6.0. The incident killed 18 climbers, including four mountain guides. Madius said the Mensaban and the Lobou-Lobou Fault Zones in Kundasang-Ranau and Lahad Datu-Tawau Fault Zones were active and earthquakes in these areas “have caused and will continue to cause” damage to the infrastructure there. He said further studies were ne...

Dear Colleagues, Good Morning! If you know of any researcher (age One of the nice things about the program is that the candidate can continue working at their home country while working towards the PhD. The fellowship supports short annual visits to Japan for the candidate, and for the PhD supervisor to visit the fellow's country. The aim of JSPS RONPAKU (Dissertation PhD) Program is to provide tutorial and financial support for promising researchers in Asia and Africa who wish to obtain their Ph.D. degrees from Japanese universities through the submission of a dissertation without matriculating a doctoral course. This program is implemented in cooperation with JSPS's overseas nominating organizations in Asia and Africa. Eligibility 1. less than 45 years as of Apr 1, 2015 2. Should not have a PhD 3. Should be full-time employed at Research Institute or University in home country 4. Should be actively involved in research and has substant...

Second IOCCG Summer Lecture Series Applications are now open for the Second IOCCG Summer Lecture Series, which will take place in Villefranche-sur-Mer, France from 21 July to 2 August 2014. This course is dedicated to high-level training in the fundamentals of ocean optics, bio-optics and ocean colour remote sensing. A number of distinguished scientists have been invited to provide lectures on cutting edge research, focusing on current critical issues in ocean colour science. Students will be given ample opportunity to meet with the lecturers for in-depth discussions on various pre-selected topics, as well as their own scientific research. As was done for the past Summer Lecture Series, all the lectures will be video recorded and made available online. These recorded lectures are a valuable training resource and have been downloaded by students from around the world.  see: http://video.upmc.fr/differe.php?collec=S_C_ioccg_villefranche_2012 Further information about the training c...

Monsoon driven Upwelling at Northern Malacca Straits, along 5-7 N (Western side of Penang to Langkawi) causing the enrichment of surface water at the Northern Malacca Straits and Southern Andaman Sea on December 2013 Regards from the Ocean Biology Processing Group

Upwelling at Northern Malacca Straits (Near Andaman Sea) causing the increase of chlorophyll a in the MODIS Aqua satellite image. There is a color bar legend on the Ocean Color Home Page if you chose not to have the color bar appended to the image: http://oceancolor.gsfc.nasa.gov/SeaWiFS/HTML/colorbars.html Regards from the Ocean Biology Processing Group

Phytoplankton Bloom at Northern Borneo The attached MODIS-Aqua image(s) were generated by the automated Ocean-Color Data Processing System (ODPS).   There is a color bar legend on the Ocean Color Home Page if you chose not to have the color bar appended to the image: http://oceancolor.gsfc.nasa.gov/SeaWiFS/HTML/colorbars.html Regards from the Ocean Biology Processing Group

Following on our recent announcement regarding the availability of data from HICO (Hyperspectral Imager for the Coastal Ocean), we are pleased to announce that at this, time, all HICO data that have been provided to us from 15 October 2009 through the present have been processed and are available for browse and download on our multi-mission Level-1/2 web browser at: http://oceancolor.gsfc.nasa.gov/cgi/browse.pl?sen=hi Attached is a coverage map showing where HICO data have been collected during the mission to date.  Please read the earlier announcement regarding data access here: http://oceancolor.gsfc.nasa.gov/forum/oceancolor/topic_show.pl?tid=5119 -- Best Regards, CK Tan

Fourth WESTPAC Summer School on the Monsoon Onset Monitoring and its Social & Ecosystem Impacts (MOMSEI), Terengganu, Malaysia, 19-23 August 2013 http://oceancolor.marufish.com/2013/08/01/fourth-westpac-summer-school-on-the-monsoon-onset-monitoring-and-its-social-ecosystem-impacts-momsei-terengganu-malaysia-19-23-august-2013/

New ocean color remote sensing portal has been prepared by Marufish to disseminate the latest ocean color remote sensing development in the Southeast Asia region. This effort is aimed to promote stronger collaboration among the ocean remote sensing researchers in the region as well as to encourage more young scientist to involve in this unique technology for monitoring the ocean health status. If you have any publication on the ocean remote sensing that related to the Southeast Asia region, you are welcome to submit your publication information to the Ocean Color Remote Sensing Portal for sharing with others. For more details, kindly access to http://oceancolor.marufish.com/

Postdoctoral Scholar in Optical Remote Sensing and Applications The Optical Oceanography Lab ( http://optics.marine.usf.edu ) of the College of Marine Science at the University of South Florida (USF) is offering a 2-year Postdoctoral Scholar position in the field of optical remote sensing and applications. We are seeking an outstanding scientist with a recent doctorate in ocean optics or remote sensing, or a closely related field to work on Federal funded projects.   The successful candidate should demonstrate excellence in radiative transfer modeling, atmospheric correction (multi-band and hyperspectral) of satellite and airborne measurements (e.g., MODIS, MERIS,         AVIRIS), algorithm development, and scholarly productivity. Strong programming skills in common languages such as FORTRAN, C/C++, IDL, or MatLAB are required. The successful candidate is expected to work heavily on hyperspectral data         collected from both satellite and airborne platforms over both lan...

Could it be related to the red tide outbreak in Sabah? The high chlorophyll a water is extended far into the Spratly Island area. The attached MODIS-Aqua image(s) were generated by the automated Ocean-Color Data Processing System (ODPS).   There is a color bar legend on the Ocean Color Home Page if you chose not to have the color bar appended to the image: http://oceancolor.gsfc.nasa.gov/SeaWiFS/HTML/colorbars.html Regards from the Ocean Biology Processing Group

The attached MODIS-Aqua image(s) were generated by the automated Ocean-Color Data Processing System (ODPS).  There is a color bar legend on the Ocean Color Home Page if you chose not to have the color bar appended to the image: http://oceancolor.gsfc.nasa.gov/SeaWiFS/HTML/colorbars.html Regards from the Ocean Biology Processing Group

The attached MODIS-Aqua image(s) were generated by the automated Ocean-Color Data Processing System (ODPS).   There is a color bar legend on the Ocean Color Home Page if you chose not to have the color bar appended to the image: http://oceancolor.gsfc.nasa.gov/SeaWiFS/HTML/colorbars.html Regards from the Ocean Biology Processing Group

The attached MODIS-Aqua image(s) were generated by the automated Ocean-Color Data Processing System (ODPS).   There is a color bar legend on the Ocean Color Home Page if you chose not to have the color bar appended to the image: http://oceancolor.gsfc.nasa.gov/SeaWiFS/HTML/colorbars.html Regards from the Ocean Biology Processing Group

The attached MODIS-Aqua image(s) were generated by the automated Ocean-Color Data Processing System (ODPS).   There is a color bar legend on the Ocean Color Home Page if you chose not to have the color bar appended to the image: http://oceancolor.gsfc.nasa.gov/SeaWiFS/HTML/colorbars.html Regards from the Ocean Biology Processing Group

International Ocean Colour Science (IOCS) meeting - Abstract Deadline 15 March 2013 The first International Ocean Colour Science (IOCS) meeting will take place in the city of Darmstadt, Germany from 6 to 8 May 2013 (see http://iocs.ioccg.org ). The deadline for abstract submission is 15 March 2013. Abstracts dealing with any aspect of remote sensing of ocean colour will be accepted (see http://iocs.ioccg.org/abstracts/submit-an-abstract/ ). You are encouraged to register for the meeting as soon as possible. Registration is free but all participants must be registered in order to attend the meeting. Register at: http://iocs.ioccg.org/register/

Project manager for BOUSSOLE A project manager position is proposed (with a start as soon as possible; ideally beginning of May 2013) at the "Laboratoire d'Océanographie de Villefranche, LOV", within the "Marine optics and remote sensing" group (see at http://www.obs-vlfr.fr/LOV/OMT ). Our group is composed of 8 scientists, 9 engineers and a dozen of Post-Docs, Phds and trainees. We are embedded into the "Observatoire Océanologique de Villefranche" ( http://www.obs-vlfr.fr ), which employs about 180 total staff (60 researchers). The proposed job develops within the "BOUSSOLE" project, whose main goals are fundamental bio-optics research and calibration/validation activities for satellite ocean color sensors. The project is centered on the development, deployment, and maintenance of a deep-sea mooring of a new type, precisely designed and dedicated to marine optics measurements (inherent and apparent opt...

Ocean Optics Summer Class:   Calibration and validation of ocean color remote sensing.   July 7 – August 2, 2013 at the Darling Marine Center  An intensive four-week, cross-disciplinary, graduate-level course in Optical Oceanography will be offered at the University of Maine, Darling Marine Center in summer 2013.  This class is a continuation of the Optical Oceanography course first offered at the Friday Harbor Laboratories in 1985 and more recently at the Darling Marine Center.  Past graduates are many of today's leaders in oceanography.   The major theme of the course is calibration and validation of ocean color remote sensing. The course will provide students with a fundamental knowledge of ocean optics...

Summer Satellite Remote Sensing Training Course May 31 - June 14, 2013, Cornell University, Ithaca New York A two-week summer satellite training course is being offered once again to marine scientists who have modest or no prior experience with satellite remote sensing techniques. The course is highly methods-oriented and intended to give participants the practical skills needed to work independently to acquire, analyze and visualize large data sets derived from a wide variety of ocean satellite sensors. Strong emphasis is given to ocean color remote sensing and the use of NASA's SeaDAS software (both version 6 and 7-beta) to derive mapped imagery of geophysical parameters (e.g., chlorophyll or CDOM) from raw SeaWiFS, MODIS, MERIS and VIIRS data.  The course also covers image analysis methods to work with satellite imagery of sea surface temperature, ocean wind speed and s...