WAMSI 2 - Kimberley Node - 1.4 - Remote sensing in support of marine environmental monitoring

The goal of this project is to quantify the reliability of remotely sensed turbidity products for use in the Kimberley region. There are two specific objectives.

1: Analyze uncertainties of remotely sensed turbidity products by comparison of different algorithms and different resolution products with each other and with archived in situ data

2: Analyze time series of remotely sensed turbidity data to provide first-stage pilot products that may be applicable for future use as marine management tools. The deliverables are:

• Analysis of ensemble variability between different algorithms;
• Assessment of sub-km scale variability from comparison with high-resolution products;
• Quantification of uncertainty from comparison with archived in situ data;
• Maps of turbidity "hotspot" regions (i.e. regions of frequently occurring high turbidity events and regions of extreme variability).;
• Alternative: Maps of different turbidity regimes (e.g. permanently high turbidity, frequent turbid events, infrequent turbid events, persistently clear water).;
• Turbidity indicator products (e.g. days above a set turbidity threshold)