Marine Science Faculty Publications
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2016
Keywords
MODIS, Luminescence, Satellites, Sensors, Inspection, Water, Clouds, Data centers, Remote sensing, Visualization
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
https://doi.org/10.1117/1.JRS.11.012003
Abstract
Several satellite-based methods have been used to detect and trace Karenia brevis red tide blooms in the eastern Gulf of Mexico. Some require data statistics and multiple data products while others use a single data product. Of these, the MODIS normalized fluorescence line height (nFLH) has shown its advantage of detecting blooms in waters rich in colored dissolved organic matter, thus having been used routinely to assess bloom conditions by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC), the official state agency of Florida responsible for red tide monitoring and mitigation. However, elevated sediment concentrations in the water column due to wind storms can also result in high nFLH values, leading to false-positive bloom interpretation. Here, a modified nFLH data product is developed to minimize such impacts through empirical adjustments of the nFLH values using MODIS-derived remote sensing reflectance in the green band at 547 nm. The new product is termed as an algal bloom index (ABI), which has shown improved performance over the original nFLH in both retrospective evaluation statistics and near real-time applications. The ABI product has been made available in near real-time through a Web portal and has been used by the FWC on a routine basis to guide field sampling efforts and prepare for red tide bulletins distributed to many user groups.
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Citation / Publisher Attribution
Journal of Applied Remote Sensing, v. 11, issue 1, art. 012003
Scholar Commons Citation
Hu, Chuanmin and Feng, Lian, "Modified MODIS Fluorescence Line Height Data Product to Improve Image Interpretation for Red Tide Monitoring in the Eastern Gulf of Mexico" (2016). Marine Science Faculty Publications. 2056.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/msc_facpub/2056
