Biospherical Instruments, Inc.

New Airborne Instrument Capabilities Including the Nasa Coastal and Ocean Airborne Science Testbed (coast Pi:guild) and Ocean Color Ecosystems Assessment With Novel Instruments and Aircraft (oceania Pi:guild) Are Advancing Technology Development to Address Measurement Challenges of the Optically Complex Coastal Zone and Inland Waters While Maintaining Open- Ocean Competencies. the Nasa Ames Coastal Airborne Instrument Radiometers (c-air) a New Airborne Bio-optical Microradiometer Instrument Package Was Flown for Coast (nasa Hope) in 2011 and Oceania (nasa Ames Sif) in 2013 Over Monterey Bay Ca. C-air Uses 19 Highly-accurate Microradiometers to Provide an Unprecedented Dynamic Range (10 Decades) for Remote Sensing of Apparent Optical Properties (aops). the Sensors Have a High Data Rate (greater Than 15 HZ) and Do Not Saturate When Viewing the Sun or Sun Glint. a 2015 Nasa Ames Sif Award Is Adding the Nasa Goddard Compact-airborne Environmental Radiometers for Oceanography (c-aero) and an Enhanced Spectral Range (19 Channels Each Spanning 320-1 640 NM) for C-air to Match C-aero. the Combination Allows Coupled Ocean-atmospheric Studies and an Improvement of Atmospheric Correction Schemes Emphasizing Long Wavelengths. C-air and C-aero Have 19 Microradiometer Channels That Match Legacy and Next-generation Satellites Used in Algorithms to Produce Ocean Color Products and Supporting Water Quality Research Tools to Assess Phytoplankton (and Harmful Algal Bloom) Species Composition and Shallow Water Community Composition Assessment. Both Instruments Have Unprecedented Signal to Noise and Provide High Fidelity Aop Measurements at the Land-ocean Boundary Including Radiometrically Shallow Aquatic Ecosystems Across a Heretofore Rarely Achieved Spectral Range (uv to Swir). These Attributes Are Critical for Answering Science Questions in Dynamic Coastal Waters and Supporting Next Generation Coupled Ocean-atmospheric Satellite Missions Relevant to Nasa's Carbon Cycle and Ecosystems Earth Science Focus Area.