I'm finally getting started on the data analysis portion of my internship, although these past three days have been really slow.  Though I suppose that going through a dataset trying to find the best variables for an image and then waiting around for processing is merely par for the course, huh.  Now that everything's up and running and all the heretofore-buggy bits have been ironed out though, I should be able to finish the first 5 of 30-odd sidescan files today.  I have a feeling that if I am able to use a labmate's computer tomorrow (which has 16 gigs of RAM), I might just finish a bit faster.  :-)  The thing is, I am fine with doing the work, but my real drive to finish quickly is so that I can get into the processing of our LiDar data, even if it isn't technically part of my project.  I can't wait to see what a 3d map of the forest looks like when it has sub-decimeter resolution at 500 feet.  Its a shame that I won't be around for the next scan of that area.  Once they compare this one and the next, they'll be able to tell exactly the volume of sediment that has been eroded.  (and if anyone has ever been to Tahoe, you know that the one thing everyone can agree about is keeping erosion to a minimum and the water as blue as possible)  

 Stay tuned for more Tahoe pics from the Honorary R/V Maurice Ewing II!