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STAR Seminars

STAR Seminars

Welcome to the STAR science seminar listings page. The STAR seminar series listings include STAR seminars, NOCCG seminars starting in 2019, and CoastWatch seminars, newly added for 2022.

NOAA's Ocean Color Coordinating Group (NOCCG) is a NOAA organization founded in 2011 by Dr. Paul DiGiacomo, Chief of SOCD at NOAA/NESDIS/STAR and was formally recognized by NESDIS in response to the National Research Council’s 2011 report, “Assessing the Requirements for Sustained Ocean Color Research and Operations.” The purpose of the NOCCG is to keep members up to date about developments for satellite ocean color. With membership that includes representatives from all the NOAA line offices, NOCCG holds monthly meetings and an informational seminar, advertised widely both within and outside of NOAA, especially to the US ocean color community.

The NOAA CoastWatch Seminars, begun in January 2022, feature two speakers per month from the NOAA CoastWatch Science or Application Team presenting information that will be of interest to NOAA CoastWatch Users and the entire CoastWatch Team.

Questions:
Please contact Lori.Brown@noaa.gov.

 

All seminar times are given in Eastern Time

12 February 2026

Title: Advances in Radar Altimetry for Observing Sea State and Sea Level
Presenter(s): Christopher K. Buchhaupt, CISESS/ESSIC/UMD
Date & Time: 12 February 2026
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm ET
Location: Webinar
Description:

STAR Science Seminar Series

Title: Advances in Radar Altimetry for Observing Sea State and Sea Level

Presenter(s): Christopher K. Buchhaupt (cbuchhau@umd.edu), CISESS/ESSIC/UMD

Sponsor(s): STAR Science Seminar Series

Seminar Contact(s): Deirdre.Byrne@noaa.gov

Remote Access:
Time zone: America/New_York
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Video call link: https://meet.google.com/uyt-xzpe-vhs
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Abstract: Since 2010, a new generation of space-based ocean observations has significantly improved the monitoring of the ocean surface, providing more detailed measurements of sea-state and sea level, and making it easier to capture changes in ocean conditions, particularly in coastal and high-energy regions. Those observations play an important role in weather and ocean forecasting, long-term assessments of ocean conditions, and studies of how waves and sea level influence coastal, reef, and offshore environments.

This presentation introduces new parameters related to wave motion enabled by recently developed algorithms. The new parameters are presented and discussed, together with their effects on estimates of sea level and wave height. Example cases include gridded sea level and sea-state results that illustrate how these products change when the new parameters are taken into account. The presentation will additionally provide a brief overview of ongoing efforts to extend these approaches to polar regions.
Co-authors: Alejandro Egido, ESTEC/ESA; Doug Vandemark, University of New Hampshire; Hui Feng, University of New Hampshire

Recordings: no recordings, slides will be uploaded after the presentation.
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