Project Overview
The current turbidity/reflectance
and SST products
are derived from the Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR) using
proven and robust algorithms and are suitable for long-term time series
analyses. Coastal Remote Sensing maintains a High Resolution Picture Trasmission
(HRPT) ground station for capture of daily AVHRR telemetry and has been
receiving data since early 1996. Satellite data prior to 1996
has been acquired from the archives of the National Climatic Data Center.
Derived products from this project are distributed both via this
web site and CD-ROM. The near-real time products consist of next-day AVHRR
imagery for much of the east and west coast of the U.S., including the
Gulf of Mexico and the Great Lakes.
Recent CD-ROM products include a five year SST time series encompassing
the southeastern U.S. (SeaView CD-ROM) and a event-specific times series
of hurricane-induced nearshore turbidity plumes. An upcoming CD-ROM
will focus on remotely sensed water clarity trends in Florida Bay over
the last 10 years in response to seagrass die-off. Another 10 year
turbidity and SST time series is being assembled for the northern Gulf
of Mexico region as part of the Inshore Fisheries Habitat Project.
More information can be found through accessing the links.
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Project Goal