Merger of ocean color data from multiple satellite missions within the SIMBIOS project

摘要: The purpose of data merger activities undertaken by the National Aeronautic and Space Administration's (NASA) Sensor Intercomparison Merger for Biological Interdisciplinary Studies (SIMBIOS) Project is to create scientific quality ocean color encompassing measurements from multiple satellite missions. fusion satellites will improve products over single-mission sets expanding spatial temporal coverage world's oceans increasing statistical confidence in generated parameters. also support a variety new applications taking advantage sensor-varying calibration, spectral, spatial, temporal, ground characteristics. Leading goals, SIMBIOS has established thorough validation program been cross-comparing cross-calibrating sensor with situ among Science Team studying algorithms based on spectral assimilation interpolation. Office implemented objective analysis regression techniques artificial neural networks vector machines. accuracy methods be evaluated using data, analyses, simple chlorophyll means -- method already within Project. This paper defines challenges suggests solutions example daily concentration Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) Sea-viewing Wide Field-of-view (SeaWiFS).© (2003) COPYRIGHT SPIE--The International Society Optical Engineering. Downloading abstract permitted personal use only.