Marine Hydrophysical Institute

Remote Sensing of the Sea Department

Doctor Vladimir N. Kudryavtsev- Head of Remote Sensing of the Sea Department

Remote Sensing Department of Marine Hydrophysical Institute is the leading Ukrainian subdivision in the field of the environmental remote sensing. The department consists of the high level specialists in oceanography and data processing. Marine Hydrophysical Institute has HRPT satellite receiving station, software for data processing and a data archive. During the last five years the department was involved in the study of the Black, Aral and Caspian Seas and performed in the frame of a number of national and international programs and gathered experience in the analysis of long series of satellite data and imagery.

Scientists - 16; Engineers - 6; Technician - 3

Basic scientific directions

Experimental and analytical investigations of physical processes on the sea surface and in a near-surface layer of the sea with the purpose of development of methods of remote sensing of marine environment in microwave, infra-red and visible bands.
Research of processes in the surface layer of the sea and in the atmosphere on the basis of the data of remote sensing, with reference to the problems of study of influence of mesoscale processes on state of ecosystem of the Black sea, Eastern Mediterranean, Caspian and Aral seas and development elements of an operating system of safety of navigation and ecological monitoring of the Sea of Azov the Black Sea basin.
Development of methods of monitoring of parameters of the atmosphere with reference to the problems of development and elaboration of elements of an operating system of forecast of a cloudiness cover, precipitations, and also dangerous hydrometeorological phenomena in the southern region of Ukraine on the basis of satellite and direct hydrometeorological information.

Activity

Study of the processes of radiation formation (signals of remote sensors) in the “ocean-atmosphere” system; Theoretical and experimental investigation of the processes occurring on the sea surface and its interaction with the atmospheric boundary layer; Study and modeling of the mechanisms of formation of optical, radar and IR images of the sea surface.
  Regional satellite monitoring; Development of the methods of remote sensing; Use of satellite data for solution of the applied problems; Creation of the data archive; Supplying of potential users with the information; Application of the results of investigations.
Investigation of mesoscale processes and phenomena in marine environment; Vortex structures, upwellings, their spatial and temporal characteristics, their role in the exchange processes;International cooperation.

Projects

"Upwelling - Induced Primary Productivity in Coastal Waters of the Black Sea: Impact on Algorithms for Remote Sensing", sponsored by NASA (1995-1997)
Inco-Copernicus Project "Mixing and Distribution of the Physical and Biological Components of the Black Sea Ecosystem" (1997-1999)
CRDF Project "Monitoring of the Black Sea Mesoscale Circulation Based on Assimilation of Altimetry, Passive Microwaves/Scatterometer Wind Field and Imagery" (1999-2001)
Inco-Copernicus Project "Desertification in the Aral Sea Region: A study of the Natural and Anthropogenic Impacts (Aral-Kum)" (2001-2003)
NATO CLG Project "Climate Change in the Aral Region: Past Variability, Present Challenges, and Future Scenarios" (2001-2003)
CRDF project UG2-2425-SE-02: "Improved Methodology for Assessing the Impacts of the Aegean-Black Sea Exchange" (2002-2005)
EC 5 FP MFSTEP. Task 13400 "Integration of the MFSTEP and Satellite data for pelagic fish management" (2003-2005)
EC 5 FP ARENA (2003-2004)
ESA-IAF Project (funded by ESA): "Marine oil spill control: SAR monitoring and model prediction (OSCSAR)"
ECO-NET Project (funded by French Ministry of Foreing Affairs) "Radio Probing and Air-Sea Interaction Processes"
INTAS-01-234 "Ocean Wind-Wave Breaking and Wave-Turbulence Interaction"

Results

	Project: Desertification in the Aral Sea Region: A study of the Natural and Anthropogenic Impacts
	Data Archive		Data Examples
	Chemistry
	ASIS

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Task 13400 Integration of the MFSTEP and Satellite data for pelagic fish management.

The information received from satellites in infrared, visible and very high frequency ranges of a spectrum and recently from the operational 'The Previous Project' products, provides the basis for the implementation of methods in detecting the oceanic pelagic fishes in NRT.
The open sea and oceanic fishery activities are related to a certain economical risk, which has increased after the enlargement of the economical zones of many coastal countries. The necessity to increase the fishing efficiency in the open sea has resulted in the development of methods of forecasting the abundant fish stock location. These methods are based on empirical relations between bio-productivity, physical and chemical condition of the marine environment. It is well known that the commercial fishery regions are located in zones of temperature fronts, boundaries of strong flows and in zones of divergence and convergence. The flow convergence produces a "mechanical" congestion of fodder organisms, and also, small-size fishes. In divergence and upwelling zones high concentrations of organic material is observed.
Typical width of the frontal zones (significant for fishery), formed by physical and biological components of the ecosystem is ~ 1-10 km. It is problematic or impossible to describe such spatial features only by modeling, first of all due to the subgrid parameterization problem, and the unavailability of high space-time resolution atmospheric forcing. Spatial resolution of the modern Satellite sensors is ~1km (SeaWiFS, NOAA radiometers). But satellite data can't directly detect convergence or divergence areas. Combination of the two sources of information (MFSTEP products and satellite data) can make a progress in fish stock abundance zones detection and forecast.
Application of the existing methodology and the software for the detection of the surface mesoscale structure (eddies, upwelling, like mushrooms structures, chains of eddies etc.); causing the formation of the divergence and convergence zones will be carried out. Investigations (on the base of MFSTEP and Satellite data) of the seasonal variability of such zones in the Central Mediterranean and of the influence of the convergence and divergence zones on chlorophyll concentration and primary production will be accomplished. On the first step we will carry out intercomparison of the position and dynamics of the frontal divergence and convergence zones from two data sources, and analyses of the relation of the thermal and biological (Chlorophyll) fronts for different mesoscale structures. The end-user n.6 responsible for the marine resource management, will use this end-user application in order to formulate procedures related to open sea resources management.

Aegean sea : Data Examples

May 6, 2003. Depth 15 m
Isolines of the convergence (from model) and position of the frontal zones.
Position of the frontal zones and surface velocities from model calculation.

Publication

Lebedev N.E., Stanichny S.V. Measurements of the emissivity of the plane surfaces. - Optics of Atmosphere and Ocean, 2000, v.13, N11, pp.1015-1021 (in Russian).
Grodsky S.A., Kudryavtsev V.N., Makin V.K. Evaluation of the influence of films on short wind waves and characteristics of the boundary layer, - Phys. Ocenography Journal, 2000, 11, No.6, 495-508.
Grodsky S., Kudryavtsev V. and Ivanov A. Quasisynhronous observations of the Gulf Stream frontal zone with ALMAZ-1 SAR and measurements taken on board the R/V/ Akademic Vernadsky, - The Global Atm. and Ocean Syst., 2000, 7, 249-272.
Ginzburg A.I., Kostianoy A.G., Soloviev D.M., Stanichny S.V. Evolution of eddies and jets in the northeastern Black Sea (satellite observations). - Issledovanie Zemli iz kosmosa, 2000, N1, pp.3-14 (in Russian).
Ginzburg A.I., Kostianoy A.G., Krivosheya V.G., Nezlin N.P., Soloviev D.M., Stanichny S.V., Yakubenko V.G. Peculiarities of water dynamics and chlorophyll "a" distribution in the northeastern Black Sea in autumn 1997. - Okeanologiya. 2000, v.40, N3, pp.344-356 (in Russian).
Ginzburg A.I., Kostianoy A.G., Nezlin N.P., Soloviev D.M., Stanichnaya R.R., Stanichny S.V. Anticyclonic eddies over northwestern slope of the Black Sea and their role in the transport of chlorophyll-rich shelf waters to the deep basin. - Issledovanie Zemli iz kosmosa, 2000, N3, pp.71-81 (in Russian).
Ginzburg A.I., Kostianoy A.G., Nezlin N.P., Soloviev D.M., Stanichny S.V. Evolution of an anticyclonic eddy in the north-eastern part of the Black Sea in summer-autumn 1993. - Issledovanie Zemli iz kosmosa, 2001, N2, pp.69-75 (in Russian).
Ginzburg A.I., Zatsepin A.G., Kostianoy A.G., Krivosheya V.G., Skirta A.Yu., Soloviev D.M., Stanichny S.V., Sheremet N.A., Shiganova T.A., Yakubenko V.G., Gregoire M. Anticyclonic eddies in the deep eastern part of the Black Sea in summer-autumn 1999 (satellite and ship observations). - Issledovanie Zemli iz kosmosa, 2001, N5, pp.3-11 (in Russian).
Kudryavtsev V., Makin V. and Meirink J.F. Simplified model of the airflow above waves, - Bound.-Layer Meteor., 2001, 100, 63-90.
Kudryavtsev V. and Makin V. The impact of air-flow separation on the drag of the sea surface, - Bound.-Layer Meteor., 2001, 98, 155-171.
Blinkov V.A., Dulov V.A., Stanichny S.V. Mushroom-Like Currents Above The Depth Drop In Black Sea Northwest Part: Remote And In Situ Measurements. - Systems for Evironment Control, Sevastopol, 2002, pp.406-412 (in Russian).
Babiy M.V., Bukatov A.E., Stanichny S.V. Approximation model fro the Black Sea surface temperature by satellite measurements for 1991-1998 years. - Systems for Evironment Control, Sevastopol, 2002, pp.243-250.
Babiy V.I., Pogrebnoy A.E., Ratner Yu.B., Stanichny S.V. Possibility of the near surface velocity field restoration from satellite data (Black Sea case study). - Systems for Evironment Control, Sevastopol, 2002, pp.254-261 (in Russian).
Zatsepin A.G., Ginzburg A.I., Evdoshenko M.A., Kostianoy A.G., Kremenetsky V.V., Krivosheya V.G., Motyzhev S.V., Poyarkov S.G., Poulain P.-M., Skirta A.Yu., Soloviev D.M., Stanichny S.V., Sheremet N.A., Yakubenko V.G. Vortical structures and horizontal water exchange in the Black Sea. - In "Multidisciplinary investigations of the northeastern Black Sea", (Eds.) A.G. Zatsepin, M.V. Flint. Moscow, Nauka, 2002, pp.55-81 (in Russian).
Ginzburg A.I., Zatsepin A.G., Kostianoy A.G., Krivosheya V.G., Skirta A.Yu., Soloviev D.M., Stanichny S.V., Yakubenko V.G. Detachment of coastal anticyclonic eddies from the Caucasian coast and their transformation into the open sea eddies. - In "Multidisciplinary investigations of the northeastern Black Sea", (Eds.) A.G. Zatsepin, M.V. Flint. Moscow, Nauka, 2002, pp.82-91 (in Russian).
Zatsepin A.G., Kremenetskii V.V., Poyarkov S.G., Poulain P.-M., Ratner Yu.B. and Stanichny S.V. Influence of wind field on the water dynamics of the Black Sea. - In "Multidisciplinary investigations of the northeastern Black Sea", (Eds.) A. Zatsepin and M. Flint, Moscow, Nauka, 2002, pp.91-105 (in Russian).
Anna I. Ginzburg, Andrey G. Kostianoy, Vladimir G. Krivosheya, Nikolay P. Nezlin, Dmitry M. Soloviev, Sergey V. Stanichny, Valeriy G. Yakubenko Mesoscale eddies and related processes in the northeastern Black Sea. - Journal of Marine Systems, 32 (1-3), 2002, pp.71-90.
Anna I. Ginzburg, Andrey G. Kostianoy, Nikolay P. Nezlin, Dmitry M. Soloviev, Sergey V. Stanichny Anticyclonic eddies in the northwestern Black Sea. - Journal of Marine Systems, 32 (1-3), 2002, pp.91-106.
Lebedev N.E., Stanichny S.V. Methodics of airborn measurements of upward IR radiation. - Morskoi Gidrophysicheskii Jornal, 2002, pp 61-70.
Zatsepin A.G., Ginzburg A.I., Kostianoy A.G., Kremenetskiy V.V., Krivosheya V.G., Poyarkov S.G., Ratner Yu.B., Skirta A.Yu., Soloviev D.M., Stanichny S.V., Stroganov O.Yu., Sheremet N.A., Yakubenko V.G. Variability of water dynamics in the north-eaztern Black Sea and it's effect on water exchange between near-shore and off-shore parts of the basin. - Oceanology, 42, Suppl.1, S1-S15, 2002.
G.K. Korotaev, V.V. Malinovsky, V.V. Pustovoitenko, L.N. Radaikina, S.V. Stanichny Space experiment "Monitoring of the Sea Aquatory". - Space science and technology, 2002, v.8, N2/3, pp.227-230 (in Russian)
Makin V. and Kudryavtsev V. Impact of dominant waves on sea drag. - Bound.-Layer Meteor., 2002, 103, 83-99.
Kudryavtsev V. and Makin V. Coupled dynamics of short wind waves and air flow over long surface waves. - J.Geophys.Res., 2002, 107, C12, 3209, doi: 10,1029/2001JC001251.
Andrei G. Zatsepin, Anna I. Ginzburg, Andrey G. Kostianoy, Vyacheslav V. Kremenetskiy, Vladimir G. Krivosheya, Sergey V. Stanichny, Pierre-Marie Poulain Observations of Black Sea Mesoscale Eddies and Associated Horizontal Mixing. - J.Geophys.Res., 2003, 108, C8, 3246, doi:10.1029/2002JC001390
Kudryavtsev, V., Hauser D., Caudal G. and Chapron B. A semi-empirical model of the normalized radar cross-section of the sea surface. Part 1: The background model, - J.Geophys.Res., 2003, 108(C3), 8054, doi:10.1029/2001JC001003.
Kudryavtsev, V., Hauser D., Caudal G. and Chapron B. A semi-empirical model of the normalized radar cross-section of the sea surface. Part 2: Radar modulation transfer function, - J.Geophys.Res., 2003, 108(C3), 8055, doi:10.1029/2001JC001004.
Meirink J.F., Makin V. and Kudryavtsev V. Note on the growth rate of water waves propagating at an arbitrary angle to the wind, - Bound.-Layer Meteor., 2003, 106, 171-183.
Babiy M.V., Bukatov A.E., Stanichny S.V. Interannual variability of yearly mean Black Sea surface temperature by satellite measurements for 1986-2000 years. - Systems for Evironment Control, Sevastopol, 2003, pp. 158-163.
Babiy M.V., Bukatov A.E., Stanichny S.V. Forecast of the monthly mean Black Sea surface temperatures by the March mean temperature. - Reports of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, 2004, N8, pp. 117-122.
V.M. Zhurbas, A.G. Zatsepin, Yu.V. Grigorieva, V.N. Eremeev, V.V. Kremenetskiy, S.V. Motyzhev, P.-M. Poulain, S.G. Poyarkov, S.V. Stanichny, D.M Soloviev Water Circulation and Characteristics of Different Scale Currents in the Black Sea Upper layer Based on Drifter data. - Oceanology, 2004, 44, N1, pp.34-48. (in Russian).
Kudryavtsev V.N. and Makin V.K. Impact of swell on marine atmospheric boundary layer. - Jour. Phys. Oceanogr., 2004, 34, No. 4, 934-949.
Kudryavtsev V. and Johannessen J. Effect of wave breaking on short wind waves. - Geophys. Res. Letter, 2004, Vol.31, No.20, L20310, doi:10.1029/2004GL020619.
S. Stanichny, V. Tigny, R. Stanichnaya, S. Djenidi Wind driven upwelling along the African coast of the Strait of Gibraltar. - Geophys. Res. Letter, 2005, Vol.32, L04604, doi:10.1029/2004GL021760.

For further information please contact:
Remote Sensing of the Sea Department
Marine Hydrophysical Institute,
2, Kapitanskaya St., Sevastopol, 99011, Ukraine
Phone: 380-692-545065
E-mail: odmi@alpha.mhi.iuf.net
Web site: http://dvs.net.ua/

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