Ocean Remote Sensing Session at Joint Assembly in Acapulco, Mexico

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There will be a Session in the Joint Assembly in Acapulco, Mexico in May on Ocean Remote Sensing (OS12). The description is on
http://www.agu.org/meetings/ja07/?conte ... sessid=223. (and pasted below)

OS12: Ocean Remote Sensing

Convener: Eurico John D'Sa
Dept of Oceanography & Coastal Sciences, LSU
306 Howe-Russell Geoscience Complex
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, LA, USA 7083
225-578-01212
ejdsa@lsu.edu

Celso S. Barrientos
NOAA/NESDIS/Center for Satellite Applications and Research (STAR)
5200 Auth Road, Suite 601
Camp Springs, MD, USA 20746-4304
301-763-8102 x 183
Celso.S.Barrientos@noaa.gov

Alexander Ignatov
NOAA/NESDIS/Center for Satellite Applications and Research (STAR)
5200 Auth Road, 105
Camp Springs, MD, USA 207464304
301-763-8102
Alex.Ignatov@noaa.gov

William G. Pichel
NOAA/NESDIS/Center for Satellite Applications and Research (STAR)
5200 Auth Road, 104
Camp Springs, MD, USA 207464304
301-763-8231 x 166
William.G.Pichel@noaa.gov

Index Terms: 4217 4219 4235 4264 4275 .

Description: Remote sensing is one of the most efficient ways to observe and monitor the vast ocean, including the complexities of the coastal zone. Remote sensing of different ocean variables, such as, the sea surface temperature, height and ice, and ocean currents, fronts, winds and color variations due to suspended sediments, organic matter and nutrients, are vital components of oceanic research and applications related to weather and climate, environmental monitoring, fishery, and resources management. Papers are solicited in all aspects of global ocean remote sensing, including coastal and polar regions, special events, and human impacts on marine ecosystems. These include ocean measurements from polar and geostationary platforms in the visible, infrared, and microwave spectrum, using passive and active techniques, as well as advances in ocean retrieval algorithms, including cloud screening and retrievals of atmospheric parameters over oceans. The session also welcomes presentations on radiative transfer modeling over the oceans and its consistency with measured satellite radiances and derived products, including ground-truth and field campaign analyses risk reduction work in preparation for future missions (e.g. NPOESS, GOES-R). We also invite contributions that use ocean color remote sensing (methods and applications) to study coastal processes and human impacts on coastal ecosystems.