Satellite Remote Sensing of Sea Surface Temperature: Applications to Coral Reefs

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Satellite Remote Sensing of Sea Surface
Temperature Applications to Coral Reefs

• C.S. Moses (USF/IMaRS)
• F. Muller-Karger (USF/IMaRS)
• 59th GCFI Caribbean Connectivity Workshop, Belize
  City, Belize
• 11 November 2006

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Overview

• Currently available SST products
• Experimental SST products
• Some 2006 data
• Future products and collaboration

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Electromagnetic Spectrum
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Radiative Transfer Theory
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Self-service Web Pages
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NOAA Resolution
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NOAA Degree Heating Week (DHW)
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Old - East Florida

• 1.5 x 1.3 km resolution
• 82.0 - 76.0 W
• September 1993 to present
• AVHRR only
• Day and nighttime images

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Processing for Weekly Means

• Process and compress raw HDF (AVHRR) format
• Automatic with satellite overpass
• Post to the webin about 30 minutes
• Climatology filter
• Median filter
• Temporal 3 days
• Spatial 3 x 3 box

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IMaRS Florida SST
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IMaRS Florida HotSpot Product
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IMaRS Florida DHW Product
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2006 SST in Review
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Comparison with NOAA DHW
20 Aug. 2005
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Comparison with NOAA DHW
17 Sept. 2005
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Integration with Field Data
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Time Series
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Google Earth Integration
SST for 7 March 2006
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Future Products

• Analysis of 2005 vs. 2006 bleaching seasons
• Important for calibration
• Ocean color for 2007 field season ??