IOCS 2015 Presentations

Marina Levy
Physical and biogeochemical modeling at the sub-mesoscale

Stuart Phinn
Collaborative earth-observation infrastructure for coastal and coral reef monitoring and management

Sung Yong Kim
Research and applications using sub-mesoscale GOCI data

Daniel Odermatt
The future of Water Quality from Space

Marcel Babin
Impact of Climate Change on Polar Ecology

Cara Wilson
Remote Sensing and Fisheries

Kenneth J. Voss
In-situ sensors (MOBY past, current and future)

NASA (USA) – Paula Bontempi

NOAA (USA) – Paul DiGiacomo

EUMETSAT (EU) – Ewa Kwiatkowska

ESA (EU) – Philippe Goryl

KIOST (Korea) – YoungJe Park

JAXA (Japan) – Hiroshi Murakami

CNES (France) – Marina Lévy

INPE/CONAE (Brazil/Argentina) – Milton Kampel

CSA (Canada) – Martin Bergeron

SOA (China) – Zhihua Mao

ISRO (India) – Prakash Chauhan

Craig Donlon – Seed Questions

Emmanuel Boss
Using your phone as an optical sensor

Paula Bontempi
2015: A Zooplankton Odyssey

Stewart Bernard
1000 Sailing Robots: Swarm Sensing with Low Cost Autonomous Yachts

Co-Chairs: Colleen Mouw (MTU), Astrid Bracher (AWI), Nick Hardman-Mountford (CSIRO)

14:30 Introduction and update from satellite PFT community activities Astrid Bracher (AWI), Colleen Mouw (MIT), Nick Hardman-Mountford (CSIRO)

14:40 Overview of satellite and model phenology intercomparison results Tiho Kostadinov (U. Richmond)

14:50 Modelling of phytoplankton composition – status and remote sensing needsStephanie Dutkiewicz (MIT)

15:05 Phytoplankton functional types in marine services Kimberly Hyde (NOAA, NMFS), Antoine Mangin (ACRI)

16:00 In situ observation capabilities and strategies for phytoplankton composition for use in development and validation of satellite PFT algorithms Heidi Sosik (WHOI) Report to Plenary – Colleen Mouw

Co-Chairs: Antonio Mannino (NASA GSFC) & Maria Tzortziou (CCNY)

Part I: The unique science and applications value of ocean colour observations from a geo-orbit

14:30 Introduction Antonio Mannino (NASA GSFC)

14:35 Advantages and challenges for geostationary ocean colour remote sensing Kevin Ruddick (RBINS)

14:40 Accuracy requirements on data products and their challenges Chuanmin Hu (U. South Florida)

14:45 Geostationary applications relevant to ecosystems and fisheries Cara Wilson (NOAA NMFS)

14:50 GEO-CAPE Ocean colour applications Maria Tzortziou (CCNY)

14:55 How geostationary ocean colour products could be applied to improve 3D physical- biogeochemical models Marina Lévy (UPMC)

Part II: Key issues and challenges to resolve for successful application of geostationary ocean colour data

15:20 Application requirements for geostationary ocean colour measurements Blake Schaeffer (EPA)

15:25 Challenges in GOCI data acquisition and processing Wonkook Kim (KOSC)

15:30 Geostationary atmospheric correction issues and future directions Ziauddin Ahmad (JHT / NASA GSFC)

15:35 Water turbidity retrieval from a geostationary meteorological satellite – considerations for future ocean colour missions Quinten Vanhellemont (RBINS)

15:40 Impact of multiple satellite samplings in a day on the study of phytoplankton dynamics ZhongPing Lee (U. Massachusetts)

Part III: Existing and future GEO OC sensors, challenges and next steps forward: Towards achieving a quasi-global geostationary OC constellation

16:30 Status of GOCI-II development Seongick Cho (KOSC)

16:35 Update on European prospects for geostationary ocean colour David Antoine (Curtin University/LOV)

16:40 GEO-CAPE ocean colour science and engineering challenges Antonio Mannino (NASA GSFC) Report to Plenary – Antonio Mannino

Co-Chairs: Part I: Kevin Turpie (UMBC), Emmanuel Boss (U. Maine), Part II: Stephanie Maritorena (UCSB), Frederic Melin (JRC ISPRA), Part III: Jeremy Werdell (NASA GSFC)

Part I: Theory and overview

14:30 Uncertainty definitions and theory Kevin Turpie (UMBC)

14:45 IOCCG/CEOS/GCOS context Frédéric Mélin (JRC ISPRA)

Part II: Surface reflectance uncertainty estimation methods

14:50 Synthesis of published methods and collocation approach Frédéric Mélin (JRC ISPRA)

15:00 Uncertainties from the Bayesian method Robert Frouin (UCSD)

15:10 Uncertainty propagationPhilippe Goryl (ESA)

15:20 Neural networks and Rrs uncertainty Roland Doerffer (Helmholtz Zentrum Geesthacht)

Part III: Derived product uncertainty methods 15:30 Status report on in situ uncertainties Emmanuel Boss (U. Maine)

15:40 Overview of methods for remotely-sensed IOP uncertainties Suhyb Salama (U. Twente)

15:50 Spatial, temporal, and content considerations for Level-3 uncertainties Tim Moore (U. New Hampshire) Report to Plenary – Kevin Turpie

Co-Chairs: Blake Schaeffer (EPA/Office of Research and Development) and Vittorio Brando (Italian National Research Council, CNR)

09:30 Introduction and overview Blake Schaeffer (EPA) and Vittorio Brando (CNR)

09:40 Uses and challenges of earth observation data for inland water quality: a GloboLakes perspective. Evangelos Spyrakos (U. Stirling)

09:50 Earth observation in support of reporting to European legislation on surface water quality; technical offers and uptake by users. Carsten Brockmann (Brockmann Consult GmbH)

10:50 Water quality assessment frameworks for the 21st Century. Connecting the dots and adapting to change. Tod Dabolt (EPA/Office of Water)

11:00 Development of a GEO global water quality monitoring and forecasting service. Steve Greb (Wisconsin Dept. Natural Resources)

11:10 Changing the global water quality conversation: from Earth observation to action. Francis Gassert (World Resources Institute) Report to Plenary – Vittorio Brando

Co-Chairs: Emmanuel Devred (U. Laval), Maria Tzortziou (CCNY), Toru Hirawake (Kokkaido U.), Antonio Mannino (NASA GSFC), and Rick Reynolds (SIO, UCSD)

Part I: Past field campaigns in Polar Seas: State-of-the-art, challenges, and gaps in existing datasets and remote sensing algorithm approaches

09:35 Environmental challenges for polar remote sensing: surface to top-of-atmosphere Knut Stamnes (Stevens Institute of Technology)

09:45 Bio-optical relationships in high-latitude seas Rick Reynolds (SIO, UCSD)

09:55 Space-based estimates of marine primary production in polar waters Kevin Arrigo (Stanford U.)

10:05 Using remote sensing observations to address the role of calcifiers in high-latitude seas Barney Balch (Bigelow)

10:15 Ocean colour algorithms and datasets developed within the framework of the GRENE (Green Network of Excellence) Program Toru Hirawake (Hokkaido U.)

Part II: Future oceanographic field campaigns in high-latitude areas, and needs for new remote sensing approaches and capabilities

11:00 The green edge project, tracking ice-edge bloom in a changing Arctic Emmanuel Devred (U. Laval)

11:10 Remote sensing of ocean colour in the Arctic using airborne hyperspectral sensors Heidi Dierssen (U. Connecticut)

11:20 “Arctic-ColourS: Coastal Land Ocean Interactions in the Arctic” – A field campaign scoping study funded by NASA’s OBB (Ocean Biology and Biogeochemistry) Program Maria Tzortziou (CCNY)

11:30 “ICESOCC: Interdisciplinary Coordinated Experiment of the Southern Ocean Carbon Cycle” – A NASA OBB funded field campaign scoping study Greg Mitchell (SIO, UCSD) Report to Plenary – Emmanuel Devred[

Co-Chairs: Kevin Ruddick (RBINS) and Quinten Vanhellemont (RBINS)

09:30 Introduction to breakout session Kevin Ruddick (RBINS)

09:50 What new marine processes and features can be seen at 10m resolution? At 1m? Quinten Vanhellemont (RBINS)

10:05 What new processes and features can be detected in ports, estuaries and inland waters? Stewart Bernard (CSIRO)

10:20 Who are the future users of such data? Antoine Mangin (ACRI-ST)

10:50 What are the processing challenges … and opportunities? Chuanmin Hu (U. South Florida)

11:10 What new algorithms will be required? Nima Pahlevan (SSAI/NASA GSFC) Report to Plenary – Kevin Ruddick

Co-Chairs: Part I: Kevin Turpie (UMBC GSFC), Cecile Rousseaux (USRA GSFC); Part II: Maria Tzortiou (CUNY), Emmanuel Boss (Univ of Maine); Part III: Michelle Gierach (NASA JPL), Sherry Palacios (BAERI ARC)

Part I: Hyperspectral Remote Sensing Technology for Aquatic Environments

08:45 Introduction and overview Cecile Rousseaux (USRA, NASA GSFC)

08:50 Hyperspectral atmospheric correction Bo-Cai Gao (Naval Research Lab)

09:10 IOP and derived products from hyperspectral measurements. Steve Ackleson (Naval Research Lab)

09:30 Hyperspectral datasets for algorithm development Kevin Turpie (UMBC)

Part II: Hyperspectral ocean colour imagery and applications to studies of phytoplankton

09:45 Hyperspectral ocean colour imagery and applications to studies of phytoplankton ecology Astrid Bracher (Alfred Wegener Institute)

10:05 Hyperspectral remote sensing and applications to studies of the oceanic carbon pump David Siegel (UCSB)

10:25 Benefits and challenges of applying hyperspectral ocean colour imagery to monitor and understand ecological global and synoptic response to climate change Mike Behrenfeld (Oregon State U.)

Part III: Hyperspectral Studies of Coastal and Inland Waters

11:00 Hyperspectral remote sensing and application to phytoplankton biodiversity Stewart Bernard (CSIR)

11:20 Coral reef colour: Remote and in-situ hyperspectral sensing of reef structure and function Eric Hochberg (BIOS)

11:40 Remote sensing of water quality: Can hyperspectral imagery improve public health? Clarissa Anderson (UCSC) Report to Plenary – Cecile Rousseaux

Co-Chairs: Cara Wilson (NOAA/NMFS) and Paul DiGiacomo (NOAA/NESDIS)

08:45 What can we say about long-term changes in the ocean ecosystem as observed from space? David Antoine (LOV)

09:15 What have we learned about harmful algal blooms from ocean colour data? Raphael Kudela (U. California, Santa Cruz)

09:45 What are the challenges and opportunities for using ocean colour data for ecological forecasting? Marion Gehlen (LSCE/IPSL) Report to Plenary – Cara Wilson

Co-Chairs: Gerhard Meister (NASA,GSFC) and Bertrand Gougnie (CNES, France)

08:45 Introduction Gerhard Meister (NASA GSFC)

08:50 SeaWiFS Calibration Update – The story of less than 1 digital count Frederick Patt (NASA GSFC/SAIC)

09:05 Status of Aqua MODIS calibration and performance Xiaoxiong Xiong (NASA GSFC)

09:20Status of MERIS Calibration for 4th Reprocessing Ludovic Bourg (ACRI-ST)

09:35 Updates on OCM-2 calibration through vicarious and lunar calibrationsPrakash Chauhan (ISRO)

09:50 GOCI postlaunch calibration and GOCI-II pre-launch calibration plan Seongick Cho (KIOST)

10:05 HY-1B/COCTS calibration Xianqiang He (SOA)

10:35 S-NPP VIIRS on-orbit calibration for ocean colour applications Gene Eplee (SAIC)

10:50 S-NPP VIIRS calibrationJunqiang Sun (GST)

11:05 Challenges of system vicarious calibration for non-standard atmospheric correction Constant Mazeran (Solvo)

11:20 EUMETSAT calibration activities Ewa Kwiatkowska (EUMETSAT)

11:35 Future activities and organizational structure of the IOCCG Calibration Task Force Kwiatkowska/Meister Report to Plenary – Gerhard Meister

Co-Chairs: Antoine Mangin (ACRI-ST) and Xiaogang Xing (OUC/Takuvik)

08:45 Brief introduction (from IOCCG report to an emerging Bio-Argo program)Xiaogang Xing (OUC/Takuvik)

08:55 Satellite radiometric validation with VAL-Argo and hyperspectral floats Emmanuel Boss (U. Maine)

09:15 Complementarity between Bio-Argo and OCR Antoine Mangin (ACRI-ST)

09:35 Bio-optical product validation Emanuele Organelli (LOV)

09:50 Merged products of Bio-Argo and OCR Raphaëlle Sauzède (LOV)

10:15 Regional approaches of Bio-Argo at high latitude Nick Hardman-Mountford (CSIRO); Marcel Babin (Takuvik/CNRS) Report to Plenary – Antoine Mangin