LIDAR Data on Plankton in a fjord in Washington State
Abstract
Our long-term goal is to understand how physical-biological, biological-biological and chemical-biological interactions control the formation, maintenance and dissipation of thin layers of plankton and how the resulting thin layers impact in situ and remote sensing technologies of critical interest to the Navy. We are also interested in improving our ability not only to detect, characterize and map the temporal and spatial extent of thin layers, but also to improve our ability to predict their occurrence in a variety of ocean environments. Our short-term objective was to support the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) in a continuing series of measurements in East Sound, Orcas Island, Washington. Specifically, the objective was to use the airborne lidar to locate layers in the sound and relay the position and depth of these layers to the NRL surface vessel in real time. The objectives of this program do not include data processing or analysis.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 30, 2011
- Accession Number
- ADA557245
Entities
People
- James H Churnside
Organizations
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration