GEO-CAPE Coastal Ocean Ecosystem Dynamics White Paper (long version for HQ) target dates: draft by end of June 2010, complete by September wokshop (~20 page goal?)
I.
Background Campbell a. Earth Science Decadal Survey Lipschultz, Goes b. GEO-CAPE activities
i. Workshops (Iraci, for Mar2010)
ii. Science studies (Interdisciplinary portion to be contributed by Jordan)
iii. Engineering studies c. Other Geostationary Observations for Oceanography
i. Previous Instruments: GOES-R coastal waters imager, other GOES imagers
ii. Present Instruments: GOCI (Korean, launches in a couple of weeks)
iii. Future Vision: constellation of Geostationary Imagers d. Observing Network (Present & Future)
i. LEO (incl ACE)
ii. in-situ
iii. related measurements beyond ocean color e. Interdisciplinary Science Enabled by Geo-CAPE i. Geo-CAPE interdisciplinary science ii. Links to other missions Jordan
II.
Science Traceability Matrix Mannino a.
Science questions
Sci Q 1 Description/Justification (approx one paragraph) Tzortiou?, Chavez?
Sci Q 2 Description/Justification (approx one paragraph) Salisbury
Sci Q 3 Description/Justification (approx one paragraph) Balch, Goes
Sci Q 4 Description/Justification (approx one paragraph) Jordan, Subramaniam
Sci Q 5 Description/Justification (approx one paragraph) Coble, DiGiacomo b.
Data products c.
Approach d.
Measurement requirements Hu e.
Instrument requirements f.
Platform requirements g.
Ancillary data requirements h.
How does GEO-CAPE advance scientific understanding? (incl: as part of an observing system) DiGiacomo?
i.
Benefits to society / societal impacts
III.
Instrument & mission design studies (to date) a.
GEO-MDI b.
GEO-CEDI Mannino
IV.
Sensitivity analyses
VOLUNTEER a.
Atmospheric corrections
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Uncertainties for lab/field measurements & satellite products
Lee
V.
Calibration & Validation
Hu, Herman a.
Background/ Calibration Strategy b.
Pre-launch Calibration & Characterization c.
Post-Launch Calibration i) Observation network (not clear what is intended at this place in outline:
MOBY? Aeronet?) Herman ii) Directed field campaigns – Mouw, Salisbury, Herman, Goes (does this refer to on-going once launched?) iii) Opportunistic validation
VI. Geo-CAPE Enabling Activities a. Sensor and/or engineering design studies b. Algorithm development i. in-situ instrument devel ii. directed field campaigns and i mmediate priorities for calibration/validation research Mouw, Salisbury, Herman, Goes
FOR REFERENCE:
The Ocean Color Science Questions that Geo-CAPE will address are:
1. How do short-term coastal and open ocean processes interact with and influence larger scale physical, biogeochemical and ecosystem dynamics?
2. How are variations in exchanges across the land-ocean interface related to changes within the watershed, and how do such exchanges influence coastal and open ocean biogeochemistry and ecosystem dynamics?
3. How do natural and anthropogenic changes including climate-related forcing impact coastal ecosystem biodiversity and productivity?
4. How do airborne derived fluxes from precipitation, fog and episodic events such as fires, dust storms & volcanoes significantly affect the ecology and biogeochemistry of coastal and open ocean ecosystems?
5. How do episodic hazards, contaminant loadings, and alterations of habitats impact the biology and ecology of the coastal zone?
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