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Cyanobacteria Assessment Network Web App
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Closed kathymd closed 1 year ago

kathymd commented 3 years ago

Edit existing text: The purpose of the Cyanobacterial Assessment Network (CyAN) field tool is to display, distribute, and analyze harmful algal bloom (HAB) data. Users can query water quality samples and access the data through maps, charts, and tables.

This app was custom built for scientists who use in-situ data to create and validate algal bloom algorithms based on spectral satellite data. This is one tool researchers at the USGS, NASA, and the EPA use in conjunction with SENTINEL-3 data. The Ocean and Land Color Instrument (OCLI) sensor onboard the European Space Agency's (ESA) SENTINEL 3-A and SENTINEL 3-B satellites detects visible and infrared light emitted by large bodies of water. OCLI has 21 bands, meaning it can detect 21 ranges of electromagnetic wavelengths. Algorithms combine the values of these bands to calculate estimates of the presence/absence of cyanobacteria, which are then validated against the in-situ data provided in this app. Learn more about the larger CyAN project here.

kathymd commented 2 years ago

Contact: don't need WIM contact. Linking to CyAN page is sufficient.