Brandon S. Sackmann, Ph.D.Integral Consulting, Inc. (bsackmann@integral-corp.com)

• Multidisciplinary science and engineering consulting (including ocean services)

• 128 employees• 14 offices• Founded in 2002

Use of satellite images:• Site characterization/context• Field operation support• Historical baseline assessments• Feature identification, tracking,

characterization• Process studies• Model calibration/validation• Regional product development

and/or refinement

MODIS-Aqua

250-m Turb500-m Chl

Eyes Over Puget Soundhttp://www.ecy.wa.gov/programs/eap/mar_wat/surface.html

•Merge aerial photography, satellite data, ferry observations, moorings, and in situ CTD data

— >2 yrs, 2-day turn-around— >500 subscribers to Listserv— MODIS-Aqua/Terra (500-m Chl a, 250-m Turb.)— LANDSAT (True Color and Thermal)— MERIS FRS (300-m ocean color products +

MCI/FLH)

23 April 2011Eyes ‘Over’ Puget Sound

Eyes ‘On’ Puget Sound

REGIONAL PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT/REFINEMENT/VALIDATION…

• Ferry data corroborated satellite images.• Merged dataset remotely defined

temporal and spatial extent of the bloom!

MERIS Chl27 Aug

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Phytoplankton Bloom Off Bainbridge Island22 August – 12 September 2011

OCEAN COLOR DATA TO SUPPORT PROCESS STUDIES…