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MODIS-Aqua ocean color climatologies allow 10 years of anomaly analysis New insights possible from higher spatial resolution and new data products   The incorporation of the recently released 10-year climatology of ocean color data from NASA's Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer on the Aqua satellite (MODIS-Aqua) allowed the Giovanni data system to provide anomaly analysis for this important ocean data set. The Earth Observing System Aqua satellite was launched in early 2002, and the onboard MODIS instrument began collecting data on July 4, 2002. Thus, at the end of June 2012, there were 10 years of monthly averaged MODIS data for each month of the year. The Ocean Biology Processing Group (OBPG) at Goddard Space Flight Center updates their monthly climatology files as each new month is completed. In July 2012, the NASA Goddard Earth Sciences Data and Informat...

星洲日报, 7 Jan 2013 （沙巴‧亞庇6日訊）沙巴漁業局總監雷納卡力今日勸告西海岸魚販勿售賣源自吧巴、斗亞蘭、布打丹和亞庇一帶海域，以及瓜拉班尤的西多博湖的貝殼類海產或小魚，否則可被衛生部執法當局援引食品法令檢舉和提控。 他說，由於上述海域出現紅潮現象，有關海產和小魚或已受到毒素污染，食用後可對人体造成生命威脅，尤其在來臨的2至3月份的高峰期。 他今日受詢2名公眾疑食用了遭紅潮毒素污染的貝殼海產喪命時，再次提醒公眾在紅潮象期間，勿進食可能受污染的貝殼類海產或小魚。 他說，若公眾誤食有關的貝殼類海產或小魚，或出現紅潮毒素的病徵，應儘速到最靠近的醫院求診，以免發生不幸事件。 他表示，該局在去年11月時就發現了紅潮現象，依據過往的歷史記錄，此現象將會持續，並在來臨的2至3月時進入高峰期，最後在6月份左右才完全消失。 沙巴衛生總監克麗絲狄娜昨日證實，州內有6人因感染紅潮毒素而送院就醫，有2人不幸喪命。 她說，經調查後，上述就醫的人士是進食了源自實邦加海域的蛤蜊，而出現食物中毒、頸部刺痛、嘔吐、暈眩和呼吸急速的徵狀。喪命的2人則出現嚴重的過敏休克和昏迷症狀，最後不幸喪命。 她勸告公眾在紅潮期間，暫時不要食用源自出現紅潮現象的貝殼類海產，至於魚、蝦、螃蟹和烏賊，則安全食用。 （星洲日报） Source:  http://news.sinchew.com.my/node/273993

The Star, 7 Jan 2013 KOTA KINABALU: The deadly algae bloom, commonly known as the red tide phenomenon, will peak in the next two months statewide. Sabah Fisheries Department director Rayner Stuel Galid said that red tide was recorded in November last year and will begin peaking between this month and February before tailing off by June. "We are conducting daily tests and have found high toxicity in the west coast," he said, adding that anything above 400 mouse units (MU) was considered dangerous. Galid advised people to avoid eating oysters, mussels, cockles and any type of clam though other marine products like fish, prawns and crabs were safe for consumption. He said the red tide has been seen in waters off Papar, Kota Kinabalu and Tuaran in the west coast while they have not received any reports in the east coast. Two boys, aged 14 and nine, died from paralytic shellfish poisoning after consuming cockles on Jan 1. The older boy died a day after e...

Sabah Daily Express, 12 December 2012 Kota Kinabalu: The State Fisheries Department issued a red tide warning, Wednesday, advising the public to refrain immediately from consuming any type of shellfish or bivalves obtained from the sea. This includes oysters (tiram), mussels (kupang), cockles (kerang) and any type of clam-like seafood. Its Director, Rayner Stuel Galid (pic), said a year-long Red Tide Monitoring Programme conducted by the department, in collaboration with the State Health Department, has detected the presence of Paralytic Shell Fish Poisoning (PSP) toxins in samples of bivalves (kerang) from waters of certain parts of the State's west coast. He said the samples taken from Kuala Penyu (particularly Sitompok Lake area) and from waters off Kota Kinabalu, including Gaya Island, Sepanggar Bay (including Kuala Menggatal) and Likas Bay, as well as Papar, Putatan and Tuaran districts have shown to contain toxic levels of PSP tox...

The attached MODIS-Aqua image(s) were generated by the automated Ocean-Color Data Processing System (ODPS).   There is a color bar legend on the Ocean Color Home Page if you chose not to have the color bar appended to the image: http://oceancolor.gsfc.nasa.gov/SeaWiFS/HTML/colorbars.html Regards from the Ocean Biology Processing Group

The attached MODIS-Aqua image(s) were generated by the automated Ocean-Color Data Processing System (ODPS).   There is a color bar legend on the Ocean Color Home Page if you chose not to have the color bar appended to the image: http://oceancolor.gsfc.nasa.gov/SeaWiFS/HTML/colorbars.html Regards from the Ocean Biology Processing Group

The attached MODIS-Aqua image(s) were generated by the automated Ocean-Color Data Processing System (ODPS).   There is a color bar legend on the Ocean Color Home Page if you chose not to have the color bar appended to the image: http://oceancolor.gsfc.nasa.gov/SeaWiFS/HTML/colorbars.html Regards from the Ocean Biology Processing Group

The attached MODIS-Aqua image(s) were generated by the automated Ocean-Color Data Processing System (ODPS).   There is a color bar legend on the Ocean Color Home Page if you chose not to have the color bar appended to the image: http://oceancolor.gsfc.nasa.gov/SeaWiFS/HTML/colorbars.html Regards from the Ocean Biology Processing Group

The attached MODIS-Aqua image(s) were generated by the automated Ocean-Color Data Processing System (ODPS).   There is a color bar legend on the Ocean Color Home Page if you chose not to have the color bar appended to the image: http://oceancolor.gsfc.nasa.gov/SeaWiFS/HTML/colorbars.html

The attached MODIS-Aqua image(s) were generated by the automated Ocean-Color Data Processing System (ODPS).   There is a color bar legend on the Ocean Color Home Page if you chose not to have the color bar appended to the image: http://oceancolor.gsfc.nasa.gov/SeaWiFS/HTML/colorbars.html Regards from the Ocean Biology Processing Group

The attached MODIS-Aqua image(s) were generated by the automated Ocean-Color Data Processing System (ODPS).   There is a color bar legend on the Ocean Color Home Page if you chose not to have the color bar appended to the image: http://oceancolor.gsfc.nasa.gov/SeaWiFS/HTML/colorbars.html Regards from the Ocean Biology Processing Group

The Earth Sciences Division, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland is seeking qualified candidates for a career civil service position in ocean ecology and biogeochemistry research as the Chief of the Ocean Ecology Laboratory.     In addition to supervisory functions, the successful candidate will serve as an expert consultant in planning, monitoring, and administering ocean ecology projects of national or international significance. Specifically, he or she will provide expertise and oversight for the development and testing of advanced ocean color sensors, e.g ., the Ocean Radiometer for Carbon Assessment (ORCA) instrument; scientific expertise with respect to the Visible/Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) instrument on JPSS and ocean related areas of NASA's developing Carbon Monitoring system; serving as consultant and scientific lead for ocean color issues related to NASA's PACE mission and the ACE and GEOCAPE decadal survey missions; and provi...

First International Ocean Colour Science (IOCS) Meeting Registration is now open for the first International Ocean Colour Science meeting, which will take place in Darmstadt, Germany from 6-8 May 2013 (see the official website at   http://iocs.ioccg.org ).   The primary focus of the IOCS meeting is to build and strengthen the international ocean  colour community by providing a structure and mechanisms to collectively address common issues and goals.  The aim is to achieve the best quality ocean colour data that meet scientific, environmental, climate and operational needs through international collaboration and scientific and technological innovation.  In addition to providing a forum to develop a strong voice for the community, the meeting will also offer an opportunity to interact and collaborate with other ocean colour scientists.  The symposium is convened by the International Ocean Colour Coordinating Group (IOCCG) in partnership with, and thanks to the generous sponsorsh...

The attached MODIS-Aqua image(s) were generated by the automated Ocean-Color Data Processing System (ODPS).   There is a color bar legend on the Ocean Color Home Page if you chose not to have the color bar appended to the image: http://oceancolor.gsfc.nasa.gov/SeaWiFS/HTML/colorbars.html Regards from the Ocean Biology Processing Group

The attached MODIS-Aqua image(s) were generated by the automated Ocean-Color Data Processing System (ODPS).   There is a color bar legend on the Ocean Color Home Page if you chose not to have the color bar appended to the image: http://oceancolor.gsfc.nasa.gov/SeaWiFS/HTML/colorbars.html Regards from the Ocean Biology Processing Group

The attached MODIS-Aqua image(s) were generated by the automated Ocean-Color Data Processing System (ODPS).   There is a color bar legend on the Ocean Color Home Page if you chose not to have the color bar appended to the image: http://oceancolor.gsfc.nasa.gov/SeaWiFS/HTML/colorbars.html Regards from the Ocean Biology Processing Group

The attached MODIS-Aqua image(s) were generated by the automated Ocean-Color Data Processing System (ODPS).   There is a color bar legend on the Ocean Color Home Page if you chose not to have the color bar appended to the image: http://oceancolor.gsfc.nasa.gov/SeaWiFS/HTML/colorbars.html Regards from the Ocean Biology Processing Group

http://oceancolor.gsfc.nasa.gov/SeaWiFS/HTML/colorbars.html Regards from the Ocean Biology Processing Group

To foster Imaging Spectroscopy (IS) expertise and the use of IS data in research activities, UPM Remote Sensing Research Group and UPM Consultancy & Services Sdn Bhd   will be organizing two hyperspectral data acquisition campaign with diverse airborne hyperspectral images and imaging spectrometers. The sensor that will be used in this campaign is AISA-Dual, a hyper-spectral airborne imager with a spectral range spanning 400-2450 nm.   First campaign experiment will be scheduled on December 2012 and focusing on the region of West Peninsular Malaysia. Second campaign experiment will be scheduled on January 2013 that focusing the region of Sabah and Sarawak.   Interested users need to provide minimum information about the study area (ROI in lat/long), features of interest, coincidence satellite overpass during the campaign is scheduled to accommodate the campaign operator. Requirement of minimum order is RM10,000.00 to allow the user benefited from the campaign. ...

Dear colleagues:    This position is still open and we welcome applications from top-notch young scientists who can address marine phytoplankton physiology/ecology (in a broad sense of the oceanographic discipline).    [NOTE - THE DATES IN THE ANNOUNCEMENT REMAIN OPEN AND FLEXIBLE!! IGNORE THE DATES.]      --------------------------------------------------     https://employment.usf.edu/applicants/jsp/shared/position/JobDetails_css.jsp?postingId=180922     Posting Title: Phytoplankton Physiologist/Ecologist     Department Number/Name: 0-2500-000 College of Marine Science       College/Division: College of Marine Science       Location of Position/Campus: USF St. Petersburg       Posting Button Faculty       Other Work Location     Salary Plan: Faculty       Hiring Salary/Salary Range: Salary is negotiable and competitive.     ...