Remote sensing is the technique or process of obtaining data or images from a distance, as from satellites or aircraft. The advantage to using remote sensing is that it covers a larger geographic area more frequently than field sampling. With a large body of water such as the Chesapeake Bay, remote sensing is useful for studying and monitoring various parameters, such as water quality. Satellites can be used to monitor sea surface temperatures and chlorophyll –a on a daily basis. Aircraft can also monitor these properties at a higher resolution than the satellites.

There are many remote sensing efforts currently taking place around the Chesapeake Bay. On January 31, representatives from these organizations all participated in the Chesapeake Bay Remote Sensing Symposium at the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center:

Overview

• Chesapeake Bay Remote Sensing Symposium - Bill Dennison
• NRL Field Activities in the Chesapeake Bay and Vicinity - Timothy Donato
• Chesapeake Bay Remote Sensing Program - Larry Harding
• Satellite Ocean Remote Sensing Products for the Chesapeake Bay - Shawna Karlson
• Marine Optical Characterization Extension Chesapeake Bay Research Effort - Christopher Kinkade
• Chesapeake Bay Water Quality Decision Support Systems - Ben Longstaff
• Satellite Ocean Color Products & Data Quality in the Chesapeake Bay - Charles McClain
• HAB Forecast System for the Gulf of Mexico - Rick Stumpf
• Water Quality Monitoring Management and Assessment in Chesapeake Bay - Mark Trice
• An Integrated Ocean and Coastal Observing System for the Chesapeake Bay Region - Doug Wilson
• Coastal Remote Sensing and Ocean Observing Efforts at Old Dominion University - Richard Zimmerman

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Discussion Summary

Initial Results

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