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Niky Taylor1,
Jesse Bausell2, Raphael Kudela2
1Dept.
2
Giant Kelp
Macrocystis pyrifera
Range spans along the CA coast
Ecosystem engineer and primary producer
Supports economic and recreational interests
Grows fast
Canopy forming
How healthy is
the Kelp?
How can we tell?
=
Chl:C
Project goals
Use AVIRIS images to estimate Chl:C of
kelp in the Santa Barbara Channel.
Compare changes in Chl:C to fluctuations
in environmental conditions during the
warm anomaly.
Determine if Landsat 8 images can do the
same thing.
AVIRIS
Airborne Visible InfraRed Spectrometer
Introducing Landsat 8
High Temporal Resolution: Collects images
every 16 days
Pigments
chl-a
chl-c
fucoxanthin
Wavelength (nm)
AVIRIS
Pigments
chl-a
chl-c
fucoxanthin
Wavelength (nm)
Landsat 8
(bands 1-4)
Pigments
chl-a
chl-c
fucoxanthin
Wavelength (nm)
AVIRIS
Landsat 8
Creating Psuedo-Landsat 8
Relative Rrs
Wavelength (nm)
Conclusion
AVIRIS is better at determining Chl:C than
Landsat
Landsats temporal resolution cant be
ignored
Environmental Conditions have an
observable effect on Chl:C
Kelp physiology goes through seasonal
cycles the same way kelp biomass does
Acknowledgements
Jesse Bausell
Raphael Kudela, Ph.D
Tom Bell
David Miller
Jessie Sagona, Ph.D
Emily Schaller, Ph.D
Oceans group
NASA
SARP