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NOAA CoastWatch Program (NESDIS/ORA)

NOAA CoastWatch Program (NESDIS/ORA). Satellite Ocean Remote Sensing Products and Potential Applications to the Chesapeake Bay. Shawna Karlson SP Systems, Inc. NOAA CoastWatch Program. About Established in 1987 in response to 2 significant events:

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NOAA CoastWatch Program (NESDIS/ORA)

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  1. NOAACoastWatchProgram(NESDIS/ORA) Satellite Ocean Remote Sensing Products and Potential Applications to the Chesapeake Bay Shawna Karlson SP Systems, Inc.

  2. NOAACoastWatchProgram • About • Established in 1987 in response to 2 significant events: • Harmful Algal Bloom event off the coast of Cape Lookout, NC • Severe mammal dieoff of more than 700 bottlenose dolphins off the Mid-Atlantic coast Mission Statement To provide and ensure timely access to operational near real-time satellite data to protect, restore, and manage U. S. coastal ocean resources, and understand climate variability and change to further enhance society’s quality of life.

  3. CoastWatch Nodes http://coastwatch.noaa.gov Great Lakes http://coastwatch.glerl.noaa.gov West Coast http://coastwatch.pfel.noaa.gov Northeast http://newton.gso.uri.edu/coastwatch Mid-Atlantic at NCBO Alaska http://cwatch.arh.noaa.gov Caribbean/Gulf of Mexico http://cwcaribbean.aoml.noaa.gov Hawaii http://coastwatch.nmfs.hawaii.edu/

  4. Satellite and Sensors NOAA POES/ AVHRR 1km SST NOAA GOES/Imager 6km SST NASA Terra (& Aqua)/ MODIS 1km SST NASA TRMM/ TMI 30km SST NASA QuikScat/SeaWinds 25km Winds DMSP/ SSMI 30 km Winds OrbImage/ SeaWiFS 1km Chl -a NASA Terra (& Aqua)/ MODIS 1km Chl -a

  5. SST: AVHRR, Imager, & MODIS

  6. Surface Winds: SSM/I & SeaWinds

  7. Ocean Color: MODIS and SeaWiFS

  8. SeaWiFS Validation http://coastwatch.noaa.gov/validation/index.html

  9. NESDIS Marine Observation Systems Team Capabilities

  10. Chlorophyll a trackline collected on October 3, 2004 during the Turbid 9 ocean color algorithm development and satellite calibration/validation experiment. This experiment in the Chesapeake Bay supported the hyperion, SeaWiFS, and MODIS Terra and Aqua ocean color sensors.

  11. SeaWiFs Turbidity SeaWiFS Rrs_555: Remote Sensing Reflectance band 555 nm: 1km

  12. MODIS 250m True Color • Total Suspended Matter Index: • http://www.terrenus.ca/tsm_demo/(Visual Purposes Only!!!) • Demonstrates a remotely sensed Total Suspended Matter (TSM) Index using MODIS Band 1 (670 nm) • TSM “Index" refers to a quantity that varies linearly with TSM but is not actual calibrated TSM in mg/l • MODIS True Color Data (Bands 1/4/3) are obtained for Chesapeake Bay from the NASA/GSFC MODIS Rapid Response Project (1km and 250m) • TSM Index (1km and 250m): pixels are colored purple/blue for clear water and green/yellow/orange/red for high suspended matter concentration • Will use CBP water clarity data for cal/val

  13. Example WCCW Product Development to Address NOAA Missions – Definition Salmon Ocean Habitat

  14. Refining Definitions of Salmon Ocean Habitat Probability Density OR OR Surface Temp CA CA Density of fish’s temperature experience at the surface “Contours of utilization” – likely places the fish may have been Satellite SSTs

  15. Swordfish CPUE and TOPEX Sea Surface Height

  16. Resources at Risk

  17. Satellite-based Convergence January - March Climatology

  18. Convergence Time Series

  19. Future Satellites • Initial Joint Polar-Orbiting Operational Satellite System (IJPS): Cooperative effort between NOAA and the European Organization for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (EUMETSAT). • NOAA-N (pm)  NOAA 18 to be launched May 20 • METOP-1 (am)  April 2006 • NOAA - N' (pm)  December 2007 • METOP - 2 (am)  2010 • NPP & NPOESS (DoC, DoD, NASA)  2012 • GOES N  GOES 13 launch in June 23 • GOES O  April 2007 • GOES P  October 2008 • GOES R (Coastal Water Imager)  September 2012 • GOES S  April 2014

  20. GOES-R Coastal Waters Imager • Description • Visible-Near Infrared (412 - 900 nm) Imaging • multispectral (14 spectral bands) or • hyperspectral • To provide radiometrically sensitive observations of high spatial (150 – 300 m) and temporal (≤ 3 hour) resolution in U.S. EEZ • Purpose • Monitor and assess disasters, severe environmental events, and natural hazards in coastal U.S. waters • Investigate response of marine and terrestrial ecosystems to short-term changes

  21. HES/CW – Applications • Monitor and Assess • Harmful Algal Blooms • Coral Reefs • Coastal Wetlands • Submerged Aquatic Vegetation • Water Quality • Coastal Erosion & Bathymetry • Support response to hazardous spills • Contribute to carbon cycle program • Understand influence of tides and run-off on coastal circulation • Investigate response of marine ecosystems to environmental change

  22. Summary • CoastWatch provides near real-time satellite data: SST, OC, Winds • Establishing a CoastWatch Node at the NCBO will allow for regional value – added products (including TSM Index) • Satellite chlorophyll–a data available for Chesapeake Bay, and is being validated. In situ data used for algorithm development. • Many applications for Satellite Data • Future satellites have capability to monitor short term changes on coastal environments What are your requirements?

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