NOWPAP/PICES/WESTPAC Joint Training Course on Remote Sensing Data Analysis
8-12 October 2011 at Vladivostok, Russia
Objectives
To provide opportunities for students, young researchers and coastal managers to acquire useful skills and knowledge of utilizing remote sensing data for monitoring and assessing the coastal and marine environment.
Date
October 8 to 12, 2011
Venue
Far Eastern Federal University, Vladivostok, Russia
Organization Structures
Organizer:
Special Monitoring & Coastal Environment Assessment Regional Activity Centre (CEARAC)
North Pacific Marine Science Organization (PICES)
IOC Sub-Commission for the Western Pacific (WESTPAC)
Co-organizers and local host institutions:
V.I. Il’ichev Pacific Oceanological Institute (POI)
Far Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Far Eastern Federal University (FEFU)
Supporters:
International Ocean Colour Coordinating Group (IOCCG)
Course Fee
Training course was provided for free of charge.
Trainees
22 trainees from 7 countries were selected out of 58 applicants by screening by the Organizing Committee consisting of experts in CEARAC, PICES and IOC/WESTPAC, based on the contents of submitted application. They were postgraduate students, professional researchers and local government officers working in the field of marine sciences.
| Country | Number of Trainees |
| China | 1 |
| Japan | 1 |
| Korea | 1 |
| Russia | 16 |
| Indonesia | 1 |
| India | 1 |
| The Philippines | 1 |
| Total | 22 |
Lecturers
| Country | Name | Title / Organization |
| China | Dr. Ling SUN | Engineer / Institute of Satellite Meteorology, National Satellite Meteorological Center (NSMC), China Meteorological Administration (CMA) |
| Japan | Dr. Teruhisa KOMATSU | Associate Professor / Atmosphere and Ocean Research Institute, The University of Tokyo |
| Japan | Dr. Joji ISHIZAKA | Professor / Hydrospheric Atmospheric Research Center, Nagoya University |
| Korea | Mr. Yu-Hwan AHN | Research Emeritus / Ocean optics &Ocean color remote sensing, GOCI-ll development, Korea Ocean Research & Development Institute, Korea Ocean Satellite Center |
| Russia | Dr. Natalia EVTUSHENKO | Expert / Operational satellite monitoring group |
| Russia | Dr. Leonid MITNIK | Head of Department / Satellite Oceanography, V. I.II’ichev Pacific Oceanological Institute, Far Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences |
| Russia | Dr. Vyacheslav LOBANOV | Deputy Director / V. I.II’ichev Pacific Oceanological Institute, Far Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences |
| Germany | Dr. Roland DOERFFER | Head of Department / Optical Remote Sensing Lab, GKSS Institute for Coastal Research |
| USA | Dr. Mati KAHRU | Project Scientist / Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego |
| USA | Dr. Raphael KUDELA | Professor of Ocean Sciences / Ocean Sciences Department, University of California |
Course Program
|
Date |
Time |
Program |
Lecturers |
|
Oct 8 |
9:00-9:20 |
Welcome address |
POI representative |
|
9:20-10:50 |
Introduction to Satellite Oceanography (L) |
Dr. Leonid MITNIK |
|
|
11:00-12:30 |
Introduction and recent progress in ocean color remote sensing part I:Uncertainties in ocean colour remote sensing(L) |
Dr. Roland DOERFFER |
|
|
13:30-15:00 |
Introduction and recent progress in ocean color remote sensing part II: Correction of the influence of the atmosphere in Ocean Colour RS (L) |
Dr. Roland DOERFFER |
|
|
15:15-16:00 |
Global Ocean Observing System and availability of oceanographic data in the Northwestern Pacific |
Dr. Vyacheslav LOBANOV |
|
|
16:00-17:00 |
Satellite Ocean Color: Challenges & the Software |
Dr. Mati KAHRU |
|
|
Oct 9 |
9:00-10:30 |
Remote Sensing of Harmful Algal Blooms (L) |
Dr. Raphael KUDELA |
|
10:45-12:15 |
Primary Productivity (L) |
Dr. Joji ISHIZAKA and |
|
|
13:30-15:00 |
Introduction into MERIS data and BEAM software (H) |
Dr. Roland DOERFFER |
|
|
15:00-17:00 |
Visualization and verification of ocean colour satellite data (H) |
Dr. Mati KAHRU |
|
|
Oct 10 |
9:00-10:30 |
-Eutrophication (L) |
Dr. Joji ISHIZAKA |
|
10:45-12:15 |
Introduction of GOCI status and validation activities (L) |
Dr. Yu-Hwan AHN |
|
|
13:30-17:00 |
Time series analysis of ocean colour data and detection of change (H) |
Dr. Mati KAHRU |
|
|
Oct 11
|
9:00-10:00 |
Introduction to radiometric calibration of satellite solar reflective bands: a review of FY-3 ocean color applications (L) |
Dr. Ling SUN |
|
10:00-10:30 |
Utilization of Landsat images (L) |
Dr. Leonid MITNIK |
|
|
10:30-12:45 |
Utilization of SAR and optical images/data for monitoring of the coastal environment (L) |
Dr. Natalia EVTUSHENKO |
|
|
13:30-15:00 |
Analysis of high resolution optical sensor images(H) |
Dr. Natalia EVTUSHENKO |
|
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15:10-17:30 |
Time series analysis of ocean colour data and detection of change (H) |
Dr. Mati KAHRU |
|
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Oct 12 |
9:00-10:30 |
Monitoring of oil pollution with the use of satellite imagery (L) |
Dr. Leonid MITNIK |
|
10:50-12:15 |
Ocean Remote Sensing Project of Coastal Habitat Mapping (L) |
Dr. Teruhisa KOMATSU |
|
|
13:00-17:30 |
Assignment for all trainees (H) |
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|
|
17:00-17:30 |
Closing |
|
(L) Lecture
(H) Hands-on computer excise
Training Scenery
Group shot
Lecture Data Analysis Exercises with Software
Farewell party on the last day Far Eastern Federal University of Russia
