Maine Courses: Satellite Oceanography: Unlocking Insights by Analyzing the Big Picture

This program is Zoom only. Register HERE for the Zoom link: https://bbhlibrary.org/event/satellite-oceanography/

Join Senior Research Scientist Catherine Mitchell from Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Science as she dives into advances in satellite oceanography and discusses how satellites help her understand climate impacts on the global ocean.

Mitchell studies the smallest lifeforms in the ocean—from hundreds of miles up. To do so, she uses satellite observations of ocean color to understand the ocean’s ecology at a global scale. Bigelow Laboratory has helped advance the field of satellite oceanography since its inception. Scientists develop mathematical models to interpret satellite data, have used remote sensing to track pollution and algal blooms, and work with NASA to monitor changing conditions in the Gulf of Maine.

This program is part of Maine Courses, a monthlong series of free, educational, online events on the topic "Changing Maine." For more Maine Courses offerings throughout March, see below. 

March 3, 6:00pm: From Hazard to Harvest: How Aerial Robotics Might Be Used to Upcycle Invasive Forest Pathogens To Biochar - registration closed

March 13, 5:30pm: Satellite Oceanography: Unlocking Insights by Analyzing the Big Picture - REGISTER HERE

March 19, 6:00pm: Healing Begins with Truth: Understanding Colonization, with Wabanaki REACH - REGISTER HERE

March 25, 6:30pm: Understanding Lyme Disease in Maine - REGISTER HERE

March 26, 6:00pm: Writing Maine: How Authors Blend Fact and Fiction to Create a Familiar, Imaginary World - REGISTER HERE

This series is brought to you by MECollab, a sharing partnership between libraries throughout the state.