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MLML 648 - Marine Benthic Habitat Techniques


MS 248: Marine Benthic Habitat Techniques. Collection and interpretation of geophysical data used to characterize marine benthic habitats. Basic geophysical principals will be reviewed. Application of techniques to identify and characterize marine benthic habitats, including echosounders, multibeam bathymetry and backscatter, sidescan sonar, seismic profiling, and GIS. Offered through Moss Landing Marine Laboratories (MLML); contact CSUMB’s Department of Marine Science for MLML registration procedures.

Prerequisite(s)/Corequisite(s): [Prereq: (Graduate Standing) and (MS 241 or MLML 641 )]
Typically Offered: Periodically offered

Units: 4