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Monday, May 06
Morning Plenary
- 09:00 Welcome and Introduction – Alain Ratier (EUMETSAT Director General)
- 09:20 Welcome by Paula Bontempi, Program Manager for NASA Ocean Biology and Biogeochemical Research Program
- 09:25 Meeting rationale, overview, update on IOCCG activities – David Antoine, IOCCG Chair
- 09:40 IOCS Organisation – Venetia Stuart, IOCCG Project Coordinator
Plenary Reports
- 09:45 NASA: Future Directions for NASA Ocean Colour Remote Sensing – Paula Bontempi
- 10:05 EUMETSAT: Update on EUMETSAT Ocean Colour Services – Ewa Kwiatkowska
- 10:20 ESA: From MERIS to OLCI – Ocean Colour at ESA – Henri Laur
- 10:40 NOAA: Update on NOAA Ocean Colour Activities: VIIRS et al. – Cara Wilson
Keynote Address 1
- 11:30 In Situ Observations Supporting Future Ocean Colour Research – Steven Ackleson
Splinter 1: NASA Ocean Colour Research Team (OCRT) meeting
- 13:30 Welcome / Program Update for NASA Ocean Biology & Biogeochemistry / Community Q&A – Paula Bontempi
- 14:00 NASA Satellite Ocean Color Time Series – Bryan Franz
- 14:20 NASA Science Team Assessment of S-NPP VIIRS Ocean Color Products – Kevin R. Turpie
- 14:40 The Pre-Aerosol Clouds and Ocean Ecosystem Mission (PACE) – Carlos E. Del Castillo
- 15:00 Controls on Open Ocean Productivity and Export Experiment (COOPEX)– Dave Siegel
Splinter 2: Advances in Atmospheric Correction of Satellite Ocean-Color Imagery
- 13:30 Atmospheric Correction Over Turbid Waters – Cédric Jamet
- 14:00 Aerosol determination with Emphasis on Aerosol Absorption – Sean Bailey
- 14:30 Advances in Atmospheric Correction of Satellite Ocean-Color Imagery: Sun Glint, Thin Clouds, and Adjacent Effects – Robert Frouin
Splinter 3: Geostationary Ocean Colour Radiometry
- 13:30 Application of Geostationary Satellite Images to the Monitoring of Dynamic Variations – Jong-Kuk Choi
- 13:37 New Applications with Geostationary Ocean Colour Radiometry – David Doxaran
- 13:44 Estimating Photosynthetically Available Radiation at the Ocean Surface from GOCI Data – Robert Frouin
- 14:20 Ocean Diurnal Variations Measured by the Korean Geostationary Ocean Color Imager – Seunghyun Son
- 14:30 Some Specificities on GEO OCR Processing – Constant Mazeran
- 14:50 GEO New Mission and Synergy – Joo-Hyung Ryu
- 14:55 GEO-CAPE Mission Status – Antonio Mannino
- 15:00 European Prospects for a Geostationary Ocean Colour Mission – David Antoine
- 15:05 MODIS-SERVI Synergy – Quinten Vanhellemont
- 15:10 Geostationary Ocean Colour Radiometry Discussions
Splinter 4: Multi-Agency Data Sharing
- 13:35 MERIS, OLCI and Related in-situ Data Policies – Henri Laur
- 13:55 Multi-Agency Data Sharing: NASA Support for Ocean Colour Research – Jeremy Werdell
- 14:15 SGLI & GLI Data Policy – Hiroshi Murakami
- 14:35 Distribution of NPP/VIIRS Ocean Colour Data – Wei Shi
- 14:55 Michael Schick – Inter Agency Data Sharing & Exchange Principles
Reports from Splinter Sessions
- 18:15 Splinter Session 2: Advances in Atmospheric Correction of Satellite Ocean-Color Imagery – Robert Frouin
- 18:30 Splinter Session 3: Geostationary Ocean Colour Radiometry – Antonio Mannino
- 18:45 Splinter Session 4: Multi-Agency Data Sharing – Henri Laur
Tuesday, May 07
Keynote Address 2
- 08:30 Challenges and Opportunities for the Operational Uses of Ocean Colour for Fisheries – Shailesh Nayak
Splinter 5: Operational Ocean Colour Data in Support of Research, Applications and Services
- 09:45 Operational Ocean Colour Data in Support of Research, Applications and Services – Ewa J. Kwiatkowska
- 09:55 Redefining “Operational” for Satellite Ocean Color Data – Cara Wilson
- 10:10 Operational Ocean Colour Data in the Framework of the Marine Service– Rosalia Santoleri
- 10:20 Diverse Applications and Their Needs – Stewart Bernard
- 11:00 Emerging Applications, Modelling / Data Assimilation – Rosa Barciela
- 11:10 Data Access and Tools – Steve Groom
- 11:50 International Ocean Colour Community View and OCR-VC – Mark Dowell
Splinter 6: In Situ Measurement Protocol Revision for Cal/Val
- 09:45 AOP protocols for field measurement – Giuseppe Zibordi
- 10:05 IOP Instrumentation in the Lab – Rüdiger Röttgers
- 10:25 IOP Measurements in the Field – Jean‐Francois Berthon
- 10:45 Biogeochemistry ‐ Lab / Field Instruments for Carbon Stocks and Rates – Heidi Sosik
- 11:05 Biogeochemistry ‐ Lab / Field Instruments for Size of Particles – Michael Twardowski
Splinter 7: International Training and Outreach
- 09:45 POGO Capacity Building Activities – Shubha Sathyendranath
- 09:50 Nordic Network for Baltic Remote Sensing – Susanne Kratzer
- 09:55 IOCCG Training Initiatives – Venetia Stuart
- 10:15 EUMETSAT Training Summary – Mark Higgins
Splinter 8: System Vicarious Calibration
- 09:45 System Vicarious Calibration – The Session – Giuseppe Zibordi
- 09:55 NASA Vicarious Calibration of On-Orbit Ocean Color Satellite Instruments – Jeremy Werdell
- 10:10 ESA/MERIS Vicarious Calibration – Constant Mazeran
- 10:25 Requirements for Vicarious Calibration Systems for Future Ocean Color Sensors – Carlos E. Castillo
Keynote Address 3
- 13:30 In search of Long‐Term Trends in the Ocean Colour Record – Fréderic Mélin
Splinter 9: Climate Variables and Long Term Trends
- 14:45 Relations Involving International Bodies like CEOS/SIT/GEO/GCOS, Space Agencies and Scientists Related to Climate Variables – Mark Dowell
- 15: 15 Activities of the IOCCG Essential Climate Variable (ECV) Task Team – James Yoder
- 16:40 Interactions Between the Ocean Colour and Biogeochemical Modeling Communities – Stephanie Dutkiewicz
Splinter 10: Phytoplankton Community Structure from Ocean Colour
- 14:45 Welcome, Program and Goal of the Session – Taka Hirata
- 14:50 Update of IOCCG PFT Working Group – Shubha Sathyendranath
- 15:00 Overview of PFT Satellite Products – Astrid Bracher and Nick Hardman-Mountford
- 15:20 In situ / Laboratory Classification of Phytoplankton Types – Data Base: Efforts / Goals – Lesley Clementson
- 15:40 Validation / Intercomparison of PFT Satellite Products – Taka Hirata
- 16:00 NASAGSFC: GSICS Application of PFT Satellite Products in Ecosystem Modeling – Cecile Rousseaux
- 16:15 Discussion
Splinter 11: Satellite Data File Formats and Tools for Easy Science Exploitation
- 14:44 Splinter 11 Introduction – Carsten Brockman
- 14:45 NASA’s Perspective on Ocean Colour Data Formats and Conventions – Sean Bailey
- 15:00 Sentinel-3 Product Format Overview – Philippe Goryl
- 15:20 Processing and Validation Environment MERMAID and ODESA – Constant Mazeran
- 15:35 SeaDAS and BEAM User Tools – Norman Fomferra and Sean Bailey
- 16:20 EUMETSAT’s Means and Plans for Distributing Ocean Colour Data – Thomas Heinemann
Splinter 12: Satellite Instrument Pre‐ and Post‐Launch Calibration
- 14:45 Introduction – Bertrand Fougnie
- 14:50 OCM‐2 Calibration and Characterization – Samir Pal
- 15:00 MERIS Calibration and Characterization – Steven Delwart
- 15:10 OLCI Calibration and Characterization – Ludovic Bourg
- 15:20 GOCI Radiometric Calibration – Seongick Cho
- 15:30 MODIS Calibration and Characterization – Gerhard Meister
- 15:40 SGLI Calibration and Characterization – Hiroshi Murakami
- 15:55 GSICS – Tim Hewison
- 16:05 IOCCG Calibration Task Force – Ewa Kwiatkowska
Wednesday, May 08
Keynote Address 4
- 08:30 Issues Related to Ocean Colour in Coastal Zones and Inland Waters – Stewart Bernard
Agency Reports
- 09:15 KIOST: GOCI Status and GOCI‐II Plan – Joo‐Hyung Ryu
- 09:35 JAXA: Update on GCOM‐C1 / SGLI – Hiroshi Murakami
- 09:55 CNES: Ocean Program Status: Perspectives for Ocean Colour – Bertrand Fougnie
- 10:15 China: Ocean Colour Remote Sensing and Application in China – PanDelu
Keynote Address 5
- 13:30 Past Observations and Future Challenges for Ocean Colour Remote Sensing – Charles R. McClain
Reports from Splinter Sessions
- 11:15 Splinter Session 5 Report – Operational Ocean Colour Data – Ewa Kwiatkowska
- 11:30 Splinter Session 6 Report – Operational Ocean Colour Data – Giulietta Fargion
- 11:45 Splinter Session 7 Report – International Training and Outreach – Mark Higgins
- 12:00 Splinter Session 8 Report – System Vicarious Calibration – Giuseppe Zibordi
- 14:15 Splinter Session 9 Report – Climate Variables and Long Term Trends – James Yoder
- 14:30 Splinter Session 10 Report – Phytoplankton Community Structure from Ocean Colour – Astrid Bracher
- 14:45 Splinter Session 11 Report – Satellite Data File Formats and Tools – Carsten Brockman
- 15:00 Splinter Session 12 Report – Satellite Instrument Pre‐ and Post‐Launch Calibration – Gerhard Meister
General Discusson
- 15:44 International Network for Sensor Intercomparison and Uncertainty Assessment for Ocean Colour Radiometry (INSITU-OCR) – Giuseppe Zibordi
- 15:45 2013 IOCS Meeting: Some Preliminary Conclusions – David Antoine
Follow-on Workshops from the 2013 IOCS Meeting
- Ocean Colour System Vicarious Calibration for Science and Operational Missions , 2-3 December 2013, ESRIN, Italy
- Phytoplankton Composition from Space: towards a validation strategy for satellite algorithms , 25-26 October 2014, Portland, Maine, USA
- Ocean Optics Protocols Workshop , 25 October 2014, Portland, Maine, USA