Remote Sensing Analyses in Support of the Eastern US Continental Shelf Carbon Budget Study
Charles
McClain, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, charles.r.mcclain@nasa.gov
(Presenting)
Sergio
Signorini, Science Applications International Corporation, sergio.signorini@nasa.gov
Antonio
Mannino, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, antonio.mannino@nasa.gov
Jay
O'reilly, National Marine Fisheries Service, oreilly@narwhale.gso.uri.edu
The NASA Interdisciplinary Study (IDS) on the carbon budget of the US east coast continental shelf involves coupled physical-biogeochemical modeling, in situ data collection, and analyses of satellite data. The satellite analyses include ocean color (SeaWiFS and MODIS), SST, and sea level. These data are used to investigate processes, derive and evaluate remote sensing algorithms and products, access model performance, and model data assimilation. This poster will present examples of the first two applications (processes and algorithms). Process studies include the impact of seasonal expansion and contract of the subtropical gyre on the Gulf Stream front and summertime subsurface intrusions in the South Atlantic Bight. Algorithm studies include the development of colored dissolved organic matter (CDOM) and dissolved organic carbon (DOC) algorithms for the Middle Atlantic Bight (MAB) and evaluation of existing POC and chlorophyll algorithms for the MAB.
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