Monitoring the North Atlantic using ocean colour data

9th Symposium of the International Society for Digital Earth

地球科学;计算机科学

Fuentes-Yaco, C.^1 ; Caverhill, C.^1 ; Maass, H.^1 ; Porter, C.^1 ; White, Gn^1

Remote Sensing Unit, Bedford Institute of Oceanography, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, P.O. Box 1006, Dartmouth

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B2Y 4A2, Canada^1

关键词: Habitat suitability;    Monitoring programs;    Ocean ecosystems;    Operational products;    Phytoplankton bloom;    Primary production;    Temporal and spatial;    Visible infrared imaging radiometer suites;   

Others  :  https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1755-1315/34/1/012008/pdf
DOI  :  10.1088/1755-1315/34/1/012008

学科分类：计算机科学（综合）

来源: IOP

【 摘 要 】

The Remote Sensing Unit (RSU) at the Bedford Institute of Oceanography (BIO) has been monitoring the North Atlantic using ocean colour products for decades. Optical sensors used include CZCS, POLDER, SeaWiFS, MODIS/Aqua and MERIS. The monitoring area is defined by the Atlantic Zone Monitoring Program (AZMP) but certain products extend into Arctic waters, and all-Canadian waters which include the Pacific coast. RSU provides Level 3 images for various products in several formats and a range of temporal and spatial resolutions. Basic statistics for pre-defined areas of interest are compiled for each product. Climatologies and anomaly maps are also routinely produced, and custom products are delivered by request. RSU is involved in the generation of Level 4 products, such as characterizing the phenology of spring and fall phytoplankton blooms, computing primary production, using ocean colour to aid in EBSA (Ecologically and Biologically Significant Area) definition and developing habitat suitability maps. Upcoming operational products include maps of diatom distribution, biogeochemical province boundaries, and products from sensors such as VIIRS (Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite), OLCI (Ocean Land Colour Instrument), and PACE (Pre-Aerosol, Clouds and ocean Ecosystem) hyperspectral microsatellite mission.