Critical Use of NOAA CoastWatch Great Lakes Node Remote Sensing of Sea Ice for USCG mission planning

Creators

Merrie Beth Neely, NESDIS/STAR/SOCD/NOAA CoastWatchFollow

Description

Timestamp: 44823.3273319444 Email Address: merrie.neely@noaa.gov Name: Merrie Beth Neely Affiliation: Global Science and Technology, Inc. Program Office/Division: NESDIS/STAR/SOCD/NOAA CoastWatch Position Title: Research Scientist (contractor) Title of use case: Critical Use of NOAA CoastWatch Great Lakes Node Remote Sensing of Sea Ice for USCG mission planning Authors or Creators: Neely, M.B. and Lance, V. Affiliations of Authors or Creators: GST, Inc. (Neely) and NOAA Federal (Lance) Contributors: VanderWoude, A and Liu, S. Affiliation of Contributors: NOAA Federal (VanderWoude), CIGLR - University of Michigan (Liu) Description: USCG uses NOAA CoastWatch-supplied true-color imagery, the RADARSAT ice classification, and ice extent imagery when selecting their ice breaking route. This NOAA-supplied service is critical for the USCG and impacts the shipping traffic in the Great Lakes. Keywords: Great Lakes, sea ice, shipping, transport, commercial, remote sensing Start date of use case: 43647 End date of this use case: Is this use case ongoing? : Yes Use case URL : Data source URL: https://coastwatch.glerl.noaa.gov/ice.html Image: Ocean Region: Great Lakes Sea: Large Marine Ecosystem Area: Country: Other Geography: Format Type: Narrative description Data Type:Tabular Data, Data Service, GIS Raster, GIS Vector, REST API, Web Service Primary Use: Public Safety/Law Enforcement, Weather/Climate, Commercial Fishing, Commercial Shipping, Operations User Type: Government Professional, Industry Professional Data Type: Physical, Geospatial, Safety Ocean Observing System (OOS) Variable: Sea ice, Sea surface ice, Ocean color Information Type: In situ data, Remote sense data, Model output Other Format Data: Published Date: Publisher Name: Publisher City: Publisher State : Publisher Country: Publisher/Distributor URL: Publication URL: DOI: Industries which benefit: National Defense and Public Safety Benefits to ecosystems: Ecosystem Services: Regulation and Maintenance Services, Fisheries (commercial or recreational Ecosystem Regulation and Maintenance Services: Cultural Ecosystem Services: Are benefits documented?: Are the benefits documented by: Are the benefits quantified?: Unknown/Don't Know Are the quantified benefits reported as monetary values?: Other Benefits: Tabular Data, Data Service, GIS Raster, GIS Vector, REST API, Web Service

URL

https://coastwatch.glerl.noaa.gov/about/

Start Year

2020

End Year

2024

Published Year

2021

Ongoing

1

Large Marine Ecosystem Area

Gulf of Alaska

Sea

Greenland Sea

Country

USA

Case Product Name

Coast Watch

Product Type

Service

Product Format

Web Service

Product URI

https://coastwatch.glerl.noaa.gov/

Publisher

National Oceanic Administration

Publisher City

Washington DC

Publisher Country

United States

Publisher State

District of Columbia

Publisher/Distributor URL

https://coastwatch.glerl.noaa.gov/

Data Source

Satellite Observations

Data Source URL

none

Primary Use

Research, Weather/Climate, Operations

User Type

Planners, Regulators, Researchers

Data Type

Satellite Imagery and Wind Speeds

OOS Variable

Sea state

Observation Type

Physics

Economic Sectors Benefitting

Information and Construction

Industries Benefitting

Sea and coastal water passenger transportation

Data Services Used

none

Ecosystem Benefits, Non-human

Ecosystem remediation and restoration

Ecosystem Benefits, Human

Weather forecasts, lake conditions, public safety

Type of Ecosystem Service

Ecosystem Health

Ecosystem Regulation/Maintenance Services

Hydrological cycle and water flow regulation (Including flood control, and coastal protection)

Ecosytem Cultural Services

many and varied

Ecosystem Provisioning Services

man and varied

Benefits Documented by Use?

No

Benefits Quantified?

No

Monetary Value of Benefits

No

Recommended Citation

Neely, Merrie Beth (2022) "Critical Use of NOAA CoastWatch Great Lakes Node Remote Sensing of Sea Ice for USCG mission planning," Benefits of Ocean Observing Catalog (BOOC): Vol. 2: Iss. 1, Article 43.
Available at: https://cbe.miis.edu/booc/vol2/iss1/43

Document Type

Article