Introduction to Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, Ocean Ecosystem (PACE) Hyperspectral Observations for Water Quality Monitoring
Start Date:
Sept. 25, 2024
End Date:
Oct. 9, 2024
Description:
This three-part introductory training will provide an overview of past and current hyperspectral sensors. Specifically, the training will provide information on NASA’s PACE mission, its sensors and data products, webtools to access data, and software for processing hyperspectral data and water quality parameters derived from PACE/OCI. The training will also highlight some advantages and limitations of PACE data.
Targeted Audience:
Local, state, and federal water quality managers, fisheries advisors, aquaculture managers, freshwater and coastal ecosystems managers, and academic researchers working on remote sensing of water quality and biogeochemistry.
Expected Outcomes:
By the end of this training attendees will be able to:
-Review the capabilities of past and current hyperspectral missions useful for water quality applications.
-Examine key characteristics of the new NASA PACE (Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean, Ecosystem) hyperspectral mission satellite and instruments including their advantages and limitations.
-Access, analyze, and visualize PACE level 2 and 3 data for water quality monitoring in selected areas of interest through using SeaDAS and Jupyter Notebook software.
-Assess the applicability of selected PACE level 2 and 3 water quality parameters to evaluate water quality in large bodies of water.
