A few words about: 1- IOCCG training initiatives & IIOE-2 2- Remote sensing in IIOE-2

1. A few words about: 1- IOCCG training initiatives & IIOE-2 2- Remote sensing in IIOE-2 David ANTOINE Remote sensing and Satellite Research Group (RSSRG) Department of Imaging & Applied Physics Note: part 1 is given on behalf of the IOCCG chair, Stewart Bernard, CSIR, CapeTown

2. The International Ocean Colour Coordinating Group IOCCG www.ioccg.org

3. International Ocean Colour Coordinating Group • Established in 1996 to promote the application of ocean-colour data at the world scale through coordination, liaison between providers and users, training, advocacy and provision of expert advice • Project Office at the Bedford Institute of Oceanography, NS, Canada, run by Dr. Venetia Stuart • Committee consists of: space agency representatives (12) who contribute financially and carry out the decisions endorsed by the group research scientists (12) who address current research issues and make recommendations ESA MERIS Chlorophyll, 3-9 Sept 2010 (image courtesy Cesar Fuentes-Yaco, DFO, Canada)

4. IOCCG Sponsors • NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) • ESA (European Space Agency) • JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) • CNES (Centre National d'EtudesSpatiales, France) • CSA (Canadian Space Agency) • NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) • JRC (Joint Research Centre, EC) • INPE (National Institute for Space Research, Brazil) • ISRO (Indian Space Research Organisation) • KIOST (Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology ) • NCEO (National Centre for Earth Observation, UK ) • DFO (Bedford Institute of Oceanography) • Helmholtz-ZentrumGeesthacht (Germany)

5. IOCCG Mandate

6. IOCCG Training Initiatives Introductory courses (applications) • Theoretical basis of optical radiometry, introduction to processing and using ocean colour data. • Over 20 courses conducted/co-sponsored around the world. • Focus on key applications for monitoring and managing the coastal zone, and for protecting marine ecosystems and resources. High-level training courses (scientific research) • To maintain a highly skilled and trained scientific research community, with the necessary background and expertise to address current critical issues. • Three courses to date: Inversion Methods in Ocean Colour Remote Sensing (Germany, 2009), and Summer Lecture Series (France, 2012, 2014).

7. IOCCG Training Initiatives What IOCCG can propose in the frame of IIOE-2 • Support to students to attend existing courses when remote sensing is among the subjects addressed during that course • Support to lecturers specialized in ocean colour remote sensing to attend summer schools, lecture series • Provide easy access to teaching material to existing courses, see: http://video.upmc.fr/differe.php?collec=S_C_ioccg_villefranche_2012 • Organize specific training initiatives in coordination with IIOE-2 partners

8. Remote sensing & IIOE-2 How to make the best possible use of Earth satellite remote sensing in IIOE-2? • Matching IIOE-2 objectives with concurrent satellite missions in order to identify the most suitable ones • Organize access to these data sets • Evaluate the need for specific products that may not exist in Agencies portfolio’s • If such gaps exist, plan to collect field measurements that would help developing these products • Evaluate if and how field data to be collected in IIOE-2 can be used in support to cal/val operations of international satellite missions • RS provides the large scale integration

9. Thank you

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12. Phytoplankton Bloom from Space Phytoplankton bloom in the Barents Sea captured by EnvisatMERIS (300 m resolution) on 17 July 2011 (Credit: European Space Agency)

13. IOCCG Scientific Working Groups Report 1 Report 2 Report 3 Report 4 Status and Plans for Satellite Ocean-Colour Missions (1999) Investigate various aspects of ocean-colour technology and its applications End product - publication of an IOCCG Report (13 published to date, plus a handbook). Widely cited, definitive works. Available at: www.ioccg.org Minimum Requirements for an Operational Ocean-Colour Sensor (1998) Handbook of Satellite Remote Sensing Image Interpretation: Applications for Marine Living Resources Conservation and Management (2011) Remote Sensing of OC in Coastal and Other Waters (2000) Remote Sensing of IOPs: Fundamentals and Algorithms (2006) Ocean-Colour Data Merging (2007) Ocean-colour, Level-3, binned data products (2004) Remote Sensing in Fisheries and Aquaculture (2009) Why Ocean Colour? The Societal Benefits of Ocean-Colour Technology (2008) Partition of the Ocean into Ecological Provinces (2009) Atmospheric Correction (2010) Bio-Optical Sensors on Argo Floats (2011) Ocean-Colour Observations from a Geostationary Orbit (2012) Mission Requirements for Future Ocean-Colour Sensors (2012) Report 5 Report 6 Report 7 Report 8 Report 9 Report 10 Report 11 Report 12 Report 13 Handbook

14. Current IOCCG Working Groups • Phytoplankton Functional Types (Shubha Sathyendranath, UK) • Harmful Algal Blooms (IOCCG/GEOHAB – Stewart Bernard, South Africa) • Calibration of Ocean-Colour Sensors (Robert Frouin, USA) • Ocean Colour Remote Sensing in Polar Seas (Marcel Babin, Canada) • Uncertainties in Ocean Colour Radiometry (Roland Doerffer, Germany) • Retrieval algorithms for coastal waters (Kevin Ruddick, Belgium)

15. Ocean Colour Radiometry – Virtual Constellation (OCR-VC) Established by IOCCG through CEOS to provide a long time series of calibrated ocean colour radiances from measurements obtained from multiple satellites. Goals of the OCR-VC To ensure the continuity of the ocean colour time series – Climate Data Record To provide high quality data sets through a concerted inter‐agency effort on activities relating to sensor inter‐comparison (INSITU-OCR) Data harmonization, support implementation of ECVs (IOCCG Task Force on ECV Assessment) Facilitate timely and easy access to data (user interface) Capacity building and outreach All space agencies on the IOCCG Committee contribute to the OCR-VC Committee on Earth Observation Satellites

16. To maintain consultation and interaction with the broader ocean colour user • Series of meetings in different parts of the world - provisionally every two years. Darmstadt, Germany, 6-8 May 2013 Format of meeting: • Invited keynote speakers: Charles McClain, Steve Ackleson, Stewart Bernard, ShaileshNayak, FrédéricMélin….. • Splinter sessions on various topical issues: - NASA Ocean Colour Research Team meeting - Phytoplankton community structure from ocean colour - Climate variables and long term trends - In situ measurement protocol revision for cal/val etc…….. • Information talks by space agency representatives • Poster sessions to highlight the latest research in OCR.