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RU COOL Direct Broadcast Acquisitions L-band (1.2 meter antenna). United States NOAA POES AVHRR Product: 1km sea surface temperatures (SST), de-clouded SST NASA SeaWiFs (past) Product: 1km chlorophyll, reflectance backscatter, absorption China China FY1 MVISR - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
RU COOL Direct Broadcast AcquisitionsL-band (1.2 meter antenna)
United States
NOAA POES AVHRR
Product: 1km sea surface temperatures (SST),
de-clouded SST
NASA SeaWiFs (past)Product: 1km chlorophyll, reflectance
backscatter, absorption
ChinaChina FY1 MVISR
Product: 1km relative chlorophyll
RU COOL Direct Broadcast AcquisitionsX-band (3.6 meter antenna)
United States
NASA Aqua and Terra MODIS
Product: 1km SST, chlorophyll, reflectance
absorption, backscatter
Europe
ESA Metop-A AVHRR
Products: 1km SST
India
IRSO Ocean Color Monitor
Products: 360m chlorophyll
Sea Surface Temperatures
AVHRR Aqua MODIS
Data ProcessingDe-clouding Sea Surface Temperatures
SST is examined on a per-pixel basis to determine if cloud contamination ispresent. A series of 3 tests are performed and a mask value is assignedto each pixel denoting the results.
Test 1: SST fails time test if > 2degC cooler than previous 72-hours meanTest 2: SST fails climatology if > 5degC colder than climatologyTest 3: SST is sequentially run through time and climatology tests; neighboring
pixels within 3km will also fail if test is not passed
Mask Values (can be additive):0: Most rigorous, pixel passes all tests
1: Pixel failed the time test2: Pixel failed the climatology test4: Pixel failed combined testing
Suitable data is selected based on the desired mask value.
Comparison of Raw andDe-clouded AVHRR Sea Surface Temperature
• OCM
Mask value applied: 0
Before de-clouding After de-clouding
De-clouded AVHRR Sea Surface Temperature
3-day Rolling Average 3-day Temperature Variability
De-clouded AVHRR Sea Surface Temperature
8-day Rolling Average 8-day Temperature Variability
East Coast 7-day composite
1, 3, and 7-day AVHRR SST Composites for Google Earth
FY1-D and MODIS Chlorophyll Products
FY1-D Chlorophyll Aqua MODIS Chlorophyll
Aqua MODIS Absorption and Backscatter
Absorption and backscatter is produced at five wavelengths: 412, 443, 488, 531 and 551.
Absorption at 488 Backscatter at 488
Aqua MODIS Absorption
Phytoplankton Absorption at 443 Detritus Absorption at 443
Phytoplankton Absorption is produced at 443, Detritus at wavelengths 412 and 443
Simplified L-band Process Flow
Simplified X-band Process Flow