IOCS 2015 Presentations

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 needs
Stephanie 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 propagation
Philippe 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)

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

09:35
Updates on OCM-2 calibration through vicarious and lunar calibrations
Prakash 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 calibration
Junqiang 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