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Keynote 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)[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text disable_pattern=”false” align=”left” margin_bottom=”0″]
Agency Talks
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[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text disable_pattern=”false” align=”left” margin_bottom=”0″]
Panel Discussion
Craig Donlon – Seed Questions
Visions & Hallucinations
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[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text disable_pattern=”false” align=”left” margin_bottom=”0″]
Breakout Sessions
To download supporting materials, and learn more about each breakout session, please click on the toggles below.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][mk_toggle style=”fancy” title=”1) Remote Sensing of Phytoplankton Composition – Possibilities, Applications and Future Needs”]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[/mk_toggle][mk_toggle style=”fancy” title=”2) Benefits and Challenges of Geostationary Ocean Colour Remote Sensing – Science and Applications”]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[/mk_toggle][mk_toggle style=”fancy” title=”3) Understanding and Estimating Uncertainty in Ocean Colour Remote Sensing Data and Derived Products”]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[/mk_toggle][mk_toggle style=”fancy” title=”4) Tools to Harness The Potential of Earth Observations for Water Quality Reporting and Management”]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[/mk_toggle][mk_toggle style=”fancy” title=”5) Ocean Colour Remote Sensing in High Latitude Areas”]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[/mk_toggle][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][mk_toggle style=”fancy” title=”6) New Applications Using Very High Resolution Satellite Ocean Colour Data”]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[/mk_toggle][mk_toggle style=”fancy” title=”7) Advances in Hyperspectral Remote Sensing Science”]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[/mk_toggle][mk_toggle style=”fancy” title=”8) Ecosystem Dynamics And Climate Change: Applications of Ocean Colour Data”]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[/mk_toggle][mk_toggle style=”fancy” title=”9) Satellite Instrument Pre-And-Post-Launch Calibration”]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[/mk_toggle][mk_toggle style=”fancy” title=”10) Joint Use Of Bio-Argo And Ocean Colour”]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)
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