DocumentCode :
2675513
Title :
LIDAR detection of plankton in the ocean
Author :
Churnside, James H.
Author_Institution :
NOAA Earth Syst. Res. Lab., Boulder
fYear :
2007
fDate :
23-28 July 2007
Firstpage :
3174
Lastpage :
3177
Abstract :
For a variety of oceanographic applications, airborne LIDAR is very attractive, because of its ability to cover large areas in a short amount of time and at low cost compared with traditional research vessel surveys. One application we have investigated is the detection of plankton in the ocean. We have found that zooplankton layers can be detected, structure within those layers can be tracked, and relative estimates of abundance can be made. This paper describes the NOAA LIDAR and some of the results related to detection of zooplankton in the upper ocean.
Keywords :
oceanographic techniques; oceanography; optical radar; remote sensing by laser beam; LIDAR detection; NOAA LIDAR; airborne LIDAR; oceanographic application; plankton detection; zooplankton abundance; zooplankton layer detection; zooplankton structue; Backscatter; Extraterrestrial measurements; Laser radar; Marine vegetation; Marine vehicles; Oceans; Optical scattering; Optical transmitters; Sea measurements; Telescopes; LIDAR; oceanography; plankton; zooplankton;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 2007. IGARSS 2007. IEEE International
Conference_Location :
Barcelona
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1211-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1212-9
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/IGARSS.2007.4423519
Filename :
4423519
Link To Document :
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