December 7, 1999 (9:10-17:55)

Room: E

1. Opening Remarks, H. Fukushima, T. Saino and M. Kishino
   ----- ADEOS/OCTS Status Report-----
2. Current Status of the OCTS Project, H.Kawamura and Y. Kato
3. OCTS Version 4: Algorithms, Calibration and Validation, M. Shimada, A. Mukaida and Y. Mitomi
4. Evaluation of OCTS Level-3 Products, H. Murakami
5. Future Plan to Reprocess OCTS Data, H. Kawamura and H. Fukushima
   ----- Presentations I -----
6. Overview of the SIMBIOS Project, G. Fargion
7. Vicarious Calibration of OCTS, MOS and POLDER, B. Franz
8. Latest Results on the Validation of POLDER Ocean Color Products and Comparison of OCTS and POLDER Products, P. Deschamps
9. Detection Scheme for Asian Dust Aerosol over Satellite Ocean Color Data, H. Fukushima and M. Toratani
10. Results on the Detection and Correction of Absorbing Aerosols for Ocean Color Using POLDER Data, P. Deschamps
11. Variability of Chlorophyll and CDOM Concentration in the California Current, B. Greg Mitchell and M. Kahru
12. Variations in Algal Biomass and Primary Production in the Mediterranean Basin: First Results from OCTS, POLDER and SeaWiFS Observations, A. Bricaud, E. Bose, D. Antoine and A. Morel
    -----Presentations II-----
13. Inverse Modeling of Radiance Reflectances for Deriving SPM Concentrations in Coastal Waters from OCTS Data, R. Doerffer, H. Schiller and M. Kishino
14. Comparison of Remotely-Senses Ocean Colour Data with Shipborne Observations of Biophysical Parameters, A. Jolly, M. Srokosz, P. Cipollini and H. Snaith
15. Operational Ocean Colour Processing for the Assessment of Water Quality along the European Coasts, N. Hoepffiner, A. Dowell and P. Schlittenhardt
16. OTCS-Derived Chlorophyll-a Concentration and Oceanic Structure in the Kuroshio Frontal region Off the ShoreJoban/Kashima Coast of Japan, K. Yokouchi, K. Takeshi, I. Matsumoto, G. Fujiwara, H. Kawamura and K. Okuda
17. Interannual Variability in the Optical Characteristics of the Equatorial Pacific: Consequences for the Upper Ocean Heat Budget, M. Lewis and I. Asanuma.
18. Phytoplankton Bloom Off the Lombok Strait Observed by OCTS and SeaWiFS, I. Asanuma, K. Matsumoto, T. Kawano and M. Lewis
19. Estimation of Primary Production with OCTS Data, J. Ishizaka, T. Kameda and H. Murakami
20. Evaluation of Regional and Temporal Variabilities of Primary Productivity in the Sub-Arctic and Arctic North Pacific Ocean using ADEOS/OCTS, Sei-ichi Saito and K. Sasaoka
    -----Presentations III-----
21. Seasonal Changes in OCTS-Chlorophyll Concentrations in the Atlantic in relation to Mixed Layer Depth, J. Yoder
22. Observations of Rossby Waves in Global Ocean Colour Datasets, P. Cipollini, P. Challenor, and S. Raffaglio
23. Validation of Chlorophyll-a Concentration in the Southern Ocean from OCTS and SeaWiFS Data, T. Hirawake and M. Fukuchi
24. OCTS-Derived Phytoplankton Pigment Distribution in Antarctic Ocean during Austral Spring, K. Mahapatra, Y. Okada and S. Matsumura
25. Seasonal Variation of Chlorophyll-a in the Gulf of Thailand Using ADEOS/OCTS Data, A. Siripong
26. Variability of the Biological and Physical Processes in the Ocean by ADEOS/OCTS and NSCAT Data During November 1996 to June 1997, A. Siripong
27. Application of Satellite ADEOS /OCTS Japanese Fisheries, H. Tameishi, K. Saito, K. Takahashi and H. Nakasono
28. Sea Surface Temperature from Multi-Sensor Data in Relation to Fish Forecasting, S.B. Mansor, K. Jusoff and M. I. Mohamed
29. Numerical Simulation of Northward Migration of Spring Bloom in the Japan Sea, T. Yanagi

• Dr. Kawamura presented the current status of the OCTS project. His presentation included the organization of the project team, current status, an overview of the instruments and so forth. JAXA is developing I-Lac and MEAS so that the satellite data can be processed from personal computers.

• Dr. Shimada explained OCTS version history and its change of contents. CAL factor information can be obtained from EORC web sites. The summary of Version 4 product will be distributed at the end of the session.
• Mr.Mukaida explained the Version 4 validations for nLw, Chl-a and SST. NLw and Chl-a demonstrated improvement for high concentration, but SST has no changes since Version 3.

• Dr. Murakami discussed the changes that occurred through the updating of Version 3 to 4. As for the validation of Chl-a, Chl-a global data generally agrees with the ground observation data except for some areas such as coastal regions. In global comparison with SeaWiFS data, Chl-a, nLw565 and 555 are usually in positive correlation. In long-term, nLw seems to decrease through the observation period. He remarked that more analysis on VNI and TI calibrations is necessary.

• Dr. Bryan Franz of NASA commented that the SIMBIOS project does not observe the decreasing trends like SeaWiFS does.

• Dr. Kawamura gave an overview on the characteristics of JAXA Ocean Observation System (NOOS). Dr. Fukushima explained the issues of concern regarding OCTS Version 4 products and algorithm. He proposed algorithm updates.

• Dr. Fargion provided general information on the SIMBIOS project. The presentation included the background, objectives, organization activities, and various NASA support available to the SIMBIOS PIs. Dr. Fargon emphasized that the next due date for the presentation is due on January 30, 2000. The contact information is listed on the slide.

• Dr. Franz summarized the various calibrations of OCTS, MOS and POLDER. He provided thorough explanations on the SeaWiFS-MOS-OCTS-POLDER intercalibration system and the vicarious calibration of each instrument.

• Dr. Deschamps gave a presentation on his research on the above topic. He showed a comparison of OCTS V4 and POLDER V15.10 products. He also compared OCTS & POLDER vs. In-Situ Measurements of Pigment Concentration C Level 3 data.

• Dr. Fukushima and Dr. Toratani gave a summary of the above research subject. Dr. Fukushima gave an overview of the study. His discussion included the definition of dust index, and showed dust index images from SeaWiFS.
• Dr. Toratani showed OCTS dust index images in comparison with TODR dust index images. He concluded that the spatial distribution of empirical dust index showed agreement with observation of meteorological stations and lidar stations, TODR. aerosol index and dust transport model.

• Dr. Deschamps summarized the result of the above research. He used the color satellite images of North Africa and Mediterranean Sea as a sample.

• Dr. Mitchell gave a summary of the above research subject. The conclusion of the research shows the satellite time-series for Chl and CDOM from 11/98 to present, large variance at all time scales from 1 week-interannual, seasonal trends are significant for some sub-regions, large El-Nino signal, and the tendency for increasing CDOM and Chl over last 3 years.

• Dr. Bricaud presented the objectives of the present study, and how primary production was computed and mean primary production among different data sets. She also explained issues related to an estimate of new production and presented a modified approach. However, she noted that the present results are still preliminary. She is waiting for the improved versions of level 3 products. She discovered that OCTS and SeaWiFS Chl products are in relatively consistent agreement except in oligotrophic waters where SeaWiFS values might be overestimated.

• Dr. Doerffer gave a summary on the above research. He discussed the atmospheric correction over turbid water using neural network, and presented the preparation and operation of NN (Neutral Network) Atmospheric Correction Algorithm. In conclusion, the test data indicated that correction is possible even over turbid river plumes.

• Dr. Jolly gave a presentation on the description of RRS Discovery Cruise 227m its objectives, the survey results and analysis.

• Dr. Schlittenhardt gave a thorough overview of ocean color data processing at Marine Environment Unit.

• Dr. Yokouchi summarized his study on OCTS-derived Chl-a concentration and oceanic structure in the Kuroshio frontal region off the coast of Japan.

• Dr. Lewis summarized his research on the above topic. The result of the research shows an algorithm largely developed for more eutrophic environments, do work in the "celar" eutrophic regions.

• Dr. Kawano presented a summary of the above research. He discovered that seasonal wind maintains a distribution of Phytoplankton. He also noted that irregular wind for some period determines a distribution of Phytoplankton. Also, the runoff from the Lombok strait scatters in the surface layer withholding a Phytoplankton boom.

• Dr. Ishizaka summarized the estimation of the primary production with OCTS data.

• Spring Bloom in Fukuoka bay and adjacent waters in 97 were observed using OCTS/AVHRR and synoptic ship observations.
• It was also in and around Kuroshio warm core rings in 1997 and observed via the same method.

• Dr.Lewis invited participants to OCEAN OPTICS XV in October 2000 in Monaco.

• Dr. Yoder presented the summary of his research on the above topic. He remarked that the wind deters and Chl modes are related in the Atlantic, OCTS and POLDER show seasonal cycle with some inter-sensor difference and the seasonal Chl max co-occurs

• According to Dr. Cipollini's research, Rossby Waves are very important phenomena in ocean dynamics and climate studies.

• Dr. Hirawake summarized his research on the validation of Chl-a concentration in the Southern Ocean from OCTS and SeaWiFS data. He pointed out the problem in the ocean color remote sensing. He analyzed comparisons between Ocean Color Chl-a and in situ Chl-a, and between ocean color sensors.

• Dr. Mahapatra explained his research on the above topic.

• Dr. Siripong presented her research on the above topic. The study focuses on North East and SouthWest Monsoon Seasons. This study will benefit the local fisheries.

• Dr. Tameishi summarized his study on the application of satellite ADEOS/OCTS to Japanese fisheries. He finds that the warm streamer can help detect sardine fishing schools because they migrate through the warm streamers. The warm streamer also helps detect mackerels and other fish.

• Dr. Mansor discussed the potential of using satellite images for fishing. He suggests development of Internet-friendly applications so that the satellite images are more easily available.

• Dr. Yanagi presented his research results on the above topic. He will start international and interdisciplinary studies in 2001 on variability of ocean environment. He invites interested scholars to participate.