Projects

Current Projects

Building and Enhancing a Competitive and Sustainable Remote Sensing Infrastructure for Critical Zone Studies and Cutting Edge Research

(PI)  Xiao-Hai Yan
(Co-PIs)  Donald Sparks, Dominic Di Toro, Vic Klemas, Young-Heon Jo and Damian C. Brady

 NASA

Altimetry Studies of Deep Water Convection in North Atlantic Ocean

(PI)  Xiao-Hai Yan
(Co-PI)  Young-Heon Jo

 NASA

The Remote Sensing Component for the DE Coastal Ocean Observing System: A Gap to be Filled

(PI)  Xiao-Hai Yan
(Co-PIs)  Matt Oliver, Vic Klemas, Young-Heon Jo, Brian Dzwonkowski

NOAA—SEA GRANT

Building a Real-time Satellite Receiving Station at the University of Delaware

Information coming up...

NOAA

Remote Sensing Studies of Delaware Bay and Coastal Ocean

Presidential Faculty Fellow Research Fund for Dr. Yan

Remote Sensing Studies for Coastal Ocean Dynamics

U.S. SAR Science Team

Upper Ocean Dynamics

South China Sea Dynamics

Remote Sensing and Model Studies of Dynamics in South China Sea

Internal waves Studies

Delaware Bay and Coastal Ocean Studies

Remote Sensing Techniques for Monitoring Habitat Changes in the NERRS.

GIS and Remote Sensing in Coastal Zone Management.

Biomass Sensing Techniques for Monitoring Wetland Habitat Changes.

Coastal Land Cover Classification System for Remote Sensors.

Studies of Fresh Water Springs in the Persian Gulf.

Predictive Modeling of Prehistoric Archeological Sites in Delaware.

Oil Slick Drift and Capture by Fronts in Delaware Bay.

Tracking and Predicting the Dispersion of Ocean-dumped Waste.

Mangrove Losses in Ecuador due to Shrimp Pond Construction.

Pollutant Run-off and Dispersion in the Gulf of Nicoya, Costa Rica.

Variability of Atmosphere Wind Forcing and Ocean Response: a Multi-sensor and Numerical Study.

Land Cover and Wetland Vegetation Classification of the Milford Neck Wildlife Area.

NSF

NSF

NOAA

NOAA

NASA

NASA

ONR

ONR

NOAA - Sea Grant

NOAA

NOAA

NOAA

NOAA

Abu Dhabi

DELDOT

NASA

EPA

EPA

Tinker Foundation

NASA

DNREC

 

 

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UD

Collaborative Research on Ocean and Climate Changes

(PI) Xiao-Hai Yan

NASA—JPL

Remote Sensing Infrastructure Research

(PI) Xiao-Hai Yan

NASA—SPACE GRANT

Mid-Atlantic Regional Coastal Ocean Observing System (MARCOOS)

MARCOOS is a NOAA funded effort with 30 Principal Investigators from 20 academic, governmental and private institutions across the region. Dr. Matthew Oliver participates in MARCOOS to develop and provide satellite based ecological decision tools for end-users of the observatory.

NOAA

Bioinformatic Classification of Global Ocean Biomes 

Dr. Matthew Oliver is collaborating with Mt. Allison University and Rutgers University in a three-year NASA funded effort to objectively map and detect changes in large ocean ecosystems.

NASA

3-D Mapping of Ocean Water Masses and Biomes

(PI) Matthew Oliver

To integrate an advanced satellite-based bioinformatic water mass and biome classification algorithm with high resolution subsurface glider AUV and ARGO data to produce 3-D visualizations of water masses and biomes for global biome characterization and regional water mass characterization.

NASA