NESDIS
began to process and distribute ocean biology products for
coastal U.S. waters, using satellite observations in June 2006. Products,
such as chlorophyll concentration, represent the first satellite-derived
biological products generated by NESDIS
for coastal and open ocean waters.
These are useful in detecting and monitoring harmful algal blooms,
assessing regional water quality, and locating suitable habitat for fish
and other important marine species, and are employed by NOAA's Ocean
Service and Fisheries Service. The experience prepares NOAA for the time
when it will assume operational responsibility for generating and
distributing ocean biology products in the global ocean after 2010.
Information on water quality, fish and other marine species will be
available around the clock, for all oceans, as the satellite never sleeps.
This achievement was accomplished by STAR
and Office of Satellite Data Processing and Distribution (OSDPD).
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