To train fellows from three to six months in the scientific and technical expertise required to assist their country in determining the value of an accurate determination of the digital computation of the Foot of the Continental Slope and “Offshore Mineral Right’s Boundary” (OMRB) in order to prepare that country’s credentials to be submitted to the United Nation’s Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf.
PROGRAM:
The selected fellow will train at the University of Oklahoma for a period
ranging from three to six months under the auspices of the United Nations
and The Nippon Foundation of Japan Trust Fund Project Agreement. The
individual should have had some training or experience in geology and
geophysics. The University of Oklahoma is prepared to receive a fellow
as of Jan. 15, 2005.
To appreciate the value of determining that country’s OMRB, the fellow will receive training in Geographic Information Systems, seismic interpretation, and Mathworks MATLAB software, including reviewing the results of the application of utilizing a priority state-of-the-art algorithm to determine the foot of the continental slope for a sample of the coast line. This is the major component in determining the OMRB for any country. He/she will be schooled in such matters as international oil and gas law, international boundary disputes, international relations, diplomacy and defense.
BENEFITS:
In order for a coastal country to submit its credentials to the United
Nations Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf, it must have
individuals who are trained in the technical, scientific, legal, diplomatic,
and defense aspects of the United Nation’s Law of the Sea. Completion
of this three to six month training course will ensure that fellows
are well prepared to assist in formulating their country’s submission
to the United Nation’s Commission on the Limits of the Continental
Shelf. Fellows will also be introduced to a state-of–the-art digital
algorithm to compute the FCS on sample digital coastal data. The University
of Oklahoma has worldwide digital National Ocieanic and Atmospheric
Administration bathymetric data for determining the FCS of any coastal
country and digital seismic data for training purposes. The University
of Oklahoma has a unique combination of expertise in all of the areas
necessary for this training.