UNOLS Airborne Ocean Science Conference

May 24-25 2006
Moss Landing Marine Laboratories
Moss Landing, CA

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

The UNOLS Scientific Committee for Oceanographic Aircraft Research (SCOAR) held the first Airborne Ocean Science Conference at the Moss Landing Marine Laboratories on May 24-25, 2006. This conference, on the use of airborne platforms in oceanographic and marine meteorological research, brought together scientists, students, engineers and program personnel who are involved in the use of aircraft and other aerial platforms for observations of the oceanic and marine atmospheric environment. The overall goal of the conference was to promote the use of aircraft in marine research, and specific objectives included: increase communication among aircraft users and operators; familiarize attendees with various sensors, platforms and techniques used by the research aircraft community; provide input to SCOAR and UNOLS on future uses and needs for aerial facilities for ocean science.

Acknowledgments: We thank MLML and its director, Dr. Kenneth Coale, for graciously hosting the conference, and Mike Prince, Kate Sawyers, and Laura Dippold of the UNOLS Office for their tireless efforts in making the meeting a success.

 

Conference Agenda, List of Attendees and Conference Presentations

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I Agenda

II Attendees

III Keynote Address - Research Aircraft and Oceanography - Carl A. Friehe, UC Irvine (1.58MB)

IV SCOAR Overview - John Bane, Chair, SCOAR Committee (1.90MB)

V ICCAGRA Overview - Cheryl Yuhas, Chair, ICCAGRA Committee (1.05MB)

VI VXS-1:The Naval Research Laboratory's Science and Technology Aircraft Facility - Jack Jones, NRL (1.22MB)

VII The Development of Airborne Optical Remote Sensing for Coastal Ocean Observatories - Paul Bissett, FERI (8.15MB)

VIII The NASA AMS System - A New Ocean Color Sensor for Aircraft and UAV's - Jeffrey Myers, UCSC (8.45MB)

IX The Stabilized Radiometer Platform (STRAP) - A New Tool for High Accuracy Aircraft Radiometry -
Anthony Bucholtz, NRL (4.4MB)

X Interagency Working Group for Airborne Data and Telemetry Systems - Larry Freudinger, NASA DFRC, Chris Webster, NCAR (1.98MB)

XI DMS Surface and Entrainment Fluxes and Scales of Variability in the Marine Boundary Layer - Ian Faloona, UC Davis (3.75MB)

XII Blimps, Aerostats, and Experimental Aircraft for Ocean Science and Monitoring - Jim Hain, Assoc. Scientists at Woods Hole (2.78MB)

XIII Applying Airborne Remote Sensing for Interdisciplinary Oceanography in Monterey Bay - John Ryan, MBARI (3.83MB)

XIV Observing the Ocean and Atmosphere Around the Monterey Bay from the CIRPAS Twin Otter Aircraft - Steve Ramp, NPS (4.31MB)

XV 3-D Views of the Ocean and Atmosphere During Active Coastal Upwelling off Oregon - John Bane, UNC (4.04MB)

XVI Aircraft-Based Ocean Profiling During Weak and Strong Winds - Lynn Shay, RSMAS/U Miami (3.82MB)

XVII Evaluation of Measurements of Coarse Mode Aerosol Particle and Cloud Droplet Size Spectra from Aircraft: Setting Fundamental Uncertainties - Jeffrey S. Reid, NRL (4.43MB)

XVIII Remote Sensing Assessment of Kelp Forest and Seagrass Meadow Productivity - Dick Zimmerman, ODU (8.21MB)

XIX Using Fixed -Wing Aircraft to Survey the At-Sea Distribution, Abundance, and Habitat Associations of Seabirds off California - Josh Adams, USGS and MLML (1.45MB)