SatBuoy: Mississippi Satellite-based Virtual Buoy Observation Network
Explore virtual stations with water quality data across Mississippi Sound and more!
Funded by
Mississippi Based RESTORE Act Center of Excellence
How it works
Satellite technology
Satellite observations have been widely used to derive water quality products, and Sentinel-3 OLCI processing framework was developed for water reflectance retrieval.
Water quality modeling
Using radiometric and limnological dataset, regional machine learning models were implemented to derive water quality parameters from satellite data. This modeling approach derived (1) turbidity, (2) secchi disk depth, (3) total suspended solids, (3) chlorophyll-a, and (4) C-Phycocyanin concentrations.
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Virtual buoy concept
Traditional monitoring imposes many challenges (e.g., sensor maintenance, technical assistance), and Satellite-based Virtual Buoy Observation Network (SatBuoy) brings a concept to derive water information using satellite observations instead of a physical buoy with installed sensors
Oyster sustainability and more
Mississippi Sound is a very productive aquatic environment and this virtual network can quantify current conditions and emerging water quality issues across oyster reefs,
Built with multiple data campaigns in Mississippi coastal waters
Our team
Vitor Martins (PI)
Assistant Professor
Dpt. of Ag & Bio Engineering
Mississippi State University
Expertise: quantitative remote sensing, high performance computer, water conservation
Joel Paz
Professor
Mississippi State University
Expertise: water quality, water resources, impacts of climate change
Rejane Paulino
Graduate Research Fellow Mississippi State University
Expertise: Satellite image processing, water quality modeling, atmospheric correction
Elliott Buttler
Extension Assistant
Mississippi State University
Expertise: Remote Sensing, Hydrology, Water Quality, Marine Debris/Microplastics
Ashleigh Robbins
Visiting scholar Mississippi State University
Expertise: Coastal restoration, living shorelines, GIS
Eric Sparks
Associate Professor
Coastal Research & Ext Center
Mississippi State University
Expertise: coastal conservation and restoration, living shorelines, marine debris
Uilson Aires
Postdoc Research Fellow
Mississippi State University
Expertise: water resources, hydrology, satellite programming
Cassia Brocca
Graduate Research Fellow,
Mississippi State University
Expertise: Hydrology, water resources, water quality, satellite data processing
Amanda Free
Extension Associate
Mississippi State University
Expertise: bacteria analysis, marine debris
Thainara Lima
Graduate Research Fellow
Mississippi State University
Expertise: Remote sensing, water quality, deep learning
Access the virtual stations with water quality time series derived from satellite observation modeling. The dashboard provides tools for easy discovery, visualization and download which will be continuously upgraded.
