It is among the top 100 U.S. universities in research funding and operates many research facilities, such as a research reactor, large wave tanks, and the Hatfield Marine Science Center, a coastal laboratory. The College, with 98 research scientists on its faculty, is among the leading U.S. oceanographic programs. It is a member of UCAR and the Joint Oceanographic Institutions and shares in major national oceanographic research efforts. In 1991, NASA designated the College a data analysis site for the Earth Observation System project. Applicants for fall term must submit application forms, test scores, transcripts, three reference letters, and a statement of research interests and objectives by February 1.
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You will find significant additional information in a Peterson's graduate guide . Mesoscale biological and physical process coupling, satellite study of phytoplankton spatiotemporal patterns. T. J. Cowles. B. R. Mate. C. B. Miller.