- INCOIS is the key coordinator for the SATCORE programme during the XI five year plan.
- The programme is internationally linked to the global initiatives such as ChloroGIN and Indian Ocean GOOS.
- The programme envisages establishment of
- Long term time-series in situ observations of key physical and bio-geo-chemical parameters in the indian coastal waters.
- Generation and web-dissemination of the near real-time satellite data products-chlorophyll, SST, Kd-490 and TSM. - Thus complementing and supplementing in situ observations with remote sensing databases.
Objectives
- Near real-time acquisition, processsing & dissemination of Satellite data products at a appropriate spatial & temporal resolutions.
- Establishment of Time-Series Satations in coastal waters of india for the measurements of in situ data.
- Establishment of a centralised laboratory for analysis of water samples.
- Validation of ocean colour satellite data products.
- Algorithm development for the retrieval of optically active substances (OAS) using ocean colour remote sensing.
- Applications of ocean colour remote sensing data for fisheries, HABs, Oil Spills, Ecosystem studies, etc.
- Bio-optical modelling of coastal ecosystem.
Participating agencies
- National Institute of Oceanography,Goa.
- Goa Univeristy,Goa.
- Indian Institue of Tropical Meteorology, Pune.
- Mangalore University.
- Central Institute of Fisheries Technology, Kochi.
- Centre for Advanced Studies in Marine Biology, Annamalai University.
- Andhra University.
- Berhampur University.
Deliverables
- Database of bio-optical properties of optically active substances (OAS).
- Atlas of satellite derived ocean colour data products for Indian coastal waters.
- Improved regional algorithms to retrieve OAS through satellite ocean colour data.
- Enhancement of research capability among the participating Institutions/Academia.
Applications
- Generation of Potential Fishing Zone Advisories.
- Identification of Harmful Algal Blooms.
- Monitoring of Oil Spills.
