Near-real-time ocean color measurements from fixed platforms

Author

Timko, R.E. ; Woody, C.E. ; Ladner, R.D. ; Riley, R.E.

Author_Institution

Nat. Data Buoy Center, Stennis Space Center, MS, USA

Volume

2

fYear

1996

fDate

23-26 Sep 1996

Firstpage

565

Abstract

The Ambrose Light Tower was selected as a technology development site for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Sea-viewing Wide Field-of-View sensor (SeaWiFS) program for ocean color. Optical sensors and other supporting oceanographic instrumentation will be mounted on the tower leg to develop an operational capability for of SeaWiFS data for coastal oceans. The Ambrose Tower, an established weather station, is part of the National Data Buoy Center´s (NDBC) Coastal-Marine Automated Network (C-MAN). Simultaneous sampling of meteorological data and in-water optical observations will provide an important component to understanding ocean physics as it relates to variability in productivity

Keywords

oceanographic equipment; oceanographic techniques; Ambrose Light Tower; Ambrose Tower; NASA; Sea-viewing Wide Field-of-View sensor; SeaWiFS; coast; coastal ocean; color; colour; fixed platform; measurement technique; near-real-time; ocean; optical sensor; technology development site; underwater light; visible spectra; Instruments; Leg; Marine technology; NASA; Oceans; Optical sensors; Poles and towers; Sampling methods; Sea measurements; Space technology;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

OCEANS '96. MTS/IEEE. Prospects for the 21st Century. Conference Proceedings

Conference_Location

Fort Lauderdale, FL

Print_ISBN

0-7803-3519-8

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/OCEANS.1996.568289

Filename

568289