Grace Su ( grace@seawifs.gsfc.nasa.gov) (301) 286-9494
Applicant's Name: Michael Schultz Rasmussen Institution: GRAS A/S, c/o Institute of Geography, University of Copenhagen Address: Oster Voldgade 10 DK-1350, Copenhagen K, Denmark Telephone: +45 35 32 25 78 Fax Number: +45 35 32 25 01 E-mail Address: msr@geogr.ku.dk Type of Temporary Agreement requested: An agreement that temporarily enables a non-real time SeaWiFS HRPT station to decrypt real-time data and release it to the Authorized Users list. Time period of temporary agreement (3 months maximum). Start Date (month/day/year): 05/26/2004 End Date (month/day/year): 06/22/2004 SeaWiFS HRPT Station to provide data: HDEN List of Authorized Users to access real-time data. 1. Richard Santer 2. Frank Fell 3. Dirk Koslowsky 4. Michael S. Rasmussen 5. Herut Barak 6. Geir Johnsen 7. Henrik G. Jorgensen 8. Frank Ole Hanssen 9. Alon Zask 10. Antje Kohler Project Title: Satellite-based Information System on Coastal Areas and Lakes -SISCAL Principal Investigator(s): Dr. Richard Santer, Dr. Frank Fell, Dr. Michael Schultz Rasmussen Funding Agency(s) : EU 5th Framework, IST program Description of the Research Project and Justification for Real-time SeaWiFS Data: The objective of the SISCAL project is to provide users with near-real time remotely sensed information on the aquatic environment. The idea is to use the state-of-the art methods and disseminate all information using the Internet and hereby alloww end users to get timely access to the best possible remote sensing products in a ready-to-use format. The single most important type of information is chlorophyll-a concentrations from SeaWiFS and Meris data, this information is used within monitoring and warning on algae blooms and studies related to eutrophication, pollution and events of anoxia. Important information is equally the mapping of sea surface temperature from NOAA AVHRR and the new Envisat AATSR. The SISCAL project is funded by the E.U. through the 5th framework within the Information Society Technologies (IST) program that supports the processing of maturing promising innovative methods. The project has 10 partners, where six partners are representing the scientific community and four partners are representing end-users. The joint effort between end users and the research and development teams is believed to help making the right priorities vis a vis methods, applications and information provided. The project started in September 2001 and continues until August 2004 and the main result is the development of the SISCAL processor where all applications are implemented and where all remote sensing data are accessible. There are two main phases: first the development of the prototype of the SISCAL processor (finalized in the autumn 2002) and the operational SISCAL processor that will be developed over the next 12 months. It is the intention that the SISCAL processor will be developed and used beyond the time frame of the EU funded project. The SISCAL partners are elaborating a business plan for the end of project situation. Data from SeaWiFS and the methods developed through the SeaWiFS project are considered very important to the SISCAL project because of the validated status of the Chlorophyll-a concentration algorithm. During the summer of 2003 a temporary real-time license allowed the SISCAL processor to be tested in respect of producing and disseminating Chlorophyll-a concentration maps. The system has been further developed since 2003 and a period with NRT data access would give us the possibility to make the final tests and improvements before project termination.