The Remote Sensing Division (RSD) has a staff of 14; 10 of whom are federal employees and 4 hold Ph.Ds. RSD uses electromagnetic and acoustic-based remote sensors for research on climate and oceans, tropical meteorology, and coastal stewardship/coastal ecosystem health.  RSD principal projects include:  studies of anthropogenic discharges (e.g., sewage effluent, dredge material) in the coastal ocean; measurement of oceanic precipitation; observations of oceanic wind fields and turbulent fluxes and synthetic aperture radar (SAR) studies of coastal phenomena, tropical storms and oceanic circulation.