THE CYANOBACTERIA ASSESSMENT NETWORK'S SUCCESSFUL DELIVERY OF A REMOTE SENSING MONITORING TOOL FOR CYANOBACTERIA BLOOMS.

Satellite remote sensing provides the ability to assess water quality at a broad regional scale and significantly increases the monitoring tools available for water resource managers and researchers. The Cyanobacteria Assessment Network (CyAN) project is an interagency (US-EPA, NASA, NOAA, USGS) that uses satellite remote sensing to support the management and public use of U.S. inland bodies of water by providing a capability to detect and quantify cyanobacteria algal blooms using the Cyanobacteria Index algorithm.  The standard CyAN product utilizes data from the Ocean and Land Color Instrument (OLCI) on Sentinel-3 A and -B and is delivered daily and as a weekly composite for over 2,300 lakes across the contiguous United States. This presentation will give details about the algorithm and highlight the ways the CyAN product is delivered to create a user friendly experience from phone and web applications. Additionally, the talk will highlight selected ways states have incorporated the data into their monitoring efforts from action plans to state monitoring criteria. The utility of remote sensing will be demonstrated through CyAN success stories.

Primary Presenter: Bridget Seegers, NASA Ocean Ecology Lab (bridgetseegers@gmail.com)

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