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Registration open! 2022 NASA PACE Applications Workshop – September 14th & 15th, 2022

Registration is now open for the 2022 NASA PACE Applications Workshop – September 14th & 15th, 2022.

On behalf of NASA Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem (PACE) Mission, we are excited to invite you to join us for our 3rd annual PACE Applications Workshop!

This event will focus on advancing the application readiness and societal value of future PACE satellite data, research, and applications. We will collectively identify next steps to address barriers and gaps to ensure PACE data accessibility, usability, and actionability.

Event Highlights:

  • Keynote presentations on co-production, data discovery, and multi-mission synergies.
  • Live panel sessions and informal Q&As with industry professionals across social sciences, Earth observation data management, and applied research and operations.
  • Poster sessions highlighting work by members of the PACE community including PACE Early Adopters and PACE Science & Application Teams.
  • PACE resource library and pre-recorded presentations from the members of PACE Project Science.
  • Networking opportunities via 1:1 or group meeting spaces and virtual lounges.

Register for the 2022 PACE Applications Workshop

 Additional details will be made available on the event website as they become available. Please feel free to contact the PACE Applications team (pace-applications@oceancolor.gsfc.nasa.gov) with any questions.

We look forward to seeing you in September!

Call for Participation in the third Atmospheric Correction Intercomparison eXercise (ACIX-III)

Dear Ocean Colour Community

On behalf of the European Space Agency (ESA) and National Aeronautics Space Agency (NASA), we would like to invite you to participate in the 3rd atmospheric correction intercomparison exercise (ACIX-III) being formulated to gauge the performances of atmospheric correction (AC) methods for processing moderate-resolution hyperspectral and multispectral imagery acquired by missions including PRISMA, Landsat-8/9, and Sentinel-2A/B.

The 2nd exercise evaluated Landsat-8 and Sentinel-2A/B aquatic (water-leaving) reflectance products using Ocean Color radiometer data collected from the Aerosol Robotic Network stations (AERONET-OC) and a community validation dataset acquired through independent research cruises. Given the successful implementation of ACIX-II, remaining challenges in AC, and existing/upcoming missions with hyperspectral capabilities, the organizing committee is embarking on the next round-robin exercise to assess and advance the performance of AC processors across global inland and coastal waters. To that end, this announcement calls for the community’s involvement in ACIX-III in three forms:

  1. Agencies or research institutes that have developed operational AC processors for the target missions indicated above. Detailed information about these processors must be available in the form of peer-reviewed publications.
  2. Research teams that have conceptualized and formulated AC processors and anticipate their methodology to be peer-reviewed and published by Aug 31st, 2023.
  3. Research institutes/teams with the capacity to contribute to either the assembly of in situ radiometric data or the assessment of satellite matchups.

Further specifics on the scope of the activity, inter-comparison protocols, and data policy will be shared amongst the participants in due course. To register, please fill out this form and provide as much detail as needed in the “Comments” box regarding the nature of your participation.

Regards,
ACIX-III Coordinators – Aquatic Subgroup
Claudia Giardino and Nima Pahlevan

Take the ESA CCI Ocean Colour Survey – Closes May 20th!

The following user survey is being distributed to support an understanding of the community accessing and using the Ocean Colour Climate Change Initiative (CCI) dataset that receives funding from ESA for its generation. The current phase will end in 2022, and it would be helpful to receive community feedback before starting the next phase. We would appreciate receiving responses before 20 May 2022.

Survey available at: https://forms.gle/gzqZ2P2oW7ZacvJF6

The Ocean Colour CCI Team

For details on the project, documentation and how to access the OC-CCI data, see https://climate.esa.int/en/projects/ocean-colour/

To ask any questions, contact help@esa-oceancolour-cci.org

Training! Monitoring Aquatic Vegetation with Remote Sensing: NASA ARSET

Introductory Webinar: Monitoring Aquatic Vegetation with Remote Sensing
July 12, 14, & 19, 2022
11:00-12:30 EDT (UTC-4)Aquatic vegetation (AV) provides a habitat for numerous small invertebrate and fish species. Kelp forests, for example, are the dominant coastal ecosystem in temperate waters. The presence of AV in coastal waters is a normal occurrence, as it is an important component of the natural marine environment. Nevertheless, in the last decades, the appearance of increasingly abundant mats of certain floating species in other coastlines (i.e., Caribbean/Atlantic) has become a nuisance to local economies. Sargassum mats, for example, are reaching coastal areas by tons every year and there is still not a clear hypothesis as to why this is happening. While these mats provide an important habitat for small invertebrate and fish species, they also affect the amount of light reaching shallow-water ecosystems like coral reefs and seagrass beds. Several NASA-funded efforts are currently using remote sensing techniques to monitor the presence of Sargassum in Caribbean and Atlantic waters, while others have a citizen science-oriented approach to follow giant kelp populations in the Pacific. This training will combine basic information on the remote sensing of AVs, spectrometry of aquatic/coastal vegetation, and a demonstration of the NASA-funded Floating Forests citizen science tool.

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Webinar Introductorio: Monitoreo de la Vegetación Acuática con Teledetección
Los días 12, 14, y 19 de julio de 2022
14:00h a 15:30h horario este de EE.UU. (UTC-4)La vegetación acuática (AV por sus siglas en inglés) sirve de hábitat para numerosas especies de invertebrados y peces pequeños. Los bosques de kelpo, por ejemplo, son el ecosistema costero dominante en aguas templadas. La presencia de AV en aguas costeras es una ocurrencia normal ya que es un componente importante del ambiente marino natural. Sin embargo, en las últimas décadas, la aparición de mantos cada vez más grandes de ciertas especias flotantes en otras zonas costeras (p.ej, el caribe, el atlántico) se ha convertido en un estorbo para las economías locales. Esta capacitación combinará información básica sobre la teledetección de la AV, espectrometría de la vegetación acuática/costera y una demostración de la herramienta de la ciencia ciudadana fundada por la NASA, Floating Forests.

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Early Career Post/Doc Job Opportunity @USGS!

Attention early career scientists! Are you interested in doing applied research? Are you skilled in aquatic remote sensing? Apply your skills at the USGS California Water Science Center conducting science for a changing world. The Biogeochemistry Group (BGC) at the U.S. Geological Survey California Water Science Center (CAWSC) is seeking a postdoctoral candidate to work on a variety of projects related to remote sensing of water quality in estuarine and inland waters. The successful applicant will join a vibrant research group studying nutrient biogeochemistry and algal ecology in the San Francisco Estuary and inland waters. The California Water Science Center expects to open a permanent position for a researcher specializing in aquatic remote sensing in the near future.

The specific projects funding this position involve issues such as early detection of harmful algal blooms, water quality impacts of fires, tracking contaminants, regional assessments of temperature and turbidity. We note that most projects involve co-development of methods for near-field remote sensing in conjunction with improving earth observations.

The candidates will be help lead one of the current research projects, write peer-reviewed manuscripts and collaborate with other projects. In addition to leading existing projects, the candidate will also have opportunities to write grants and develop new research projects in collaboration with PIs in the BGC.

The applicant must be a U.S. citizen and have earned a Ph.D. in Biology, Ecology, Oceanography, Limnology, Engineering, or other relevant field within the past 5 years. Applicants must have relevant experience and a strong publication history.

Interested applicants should email 1) a cover letter stating research interests and career goals, 2) current curriculum vita, and 3) copies of academic transcripts and publications. When prompted, please provide names, phone numbers, and email addresses of three professional references. Salary will be at a GS-12 level.

We will begin reviewing potential candidates on June 3, 2022, but will continue to consider applications until these positions are filled.

 For questions about this announcement, please email Keith Bouma-Gregson, kbouma-gregson@usgs.gov.