GOCI APPLICATIONS AROUND THE KOREAN PENINSULA

Abstract

In June 2010, Geostationary Ocean Color Imager (GOCI), the world’s first ocean color observation satellite has been launched. GOCI is planned for use in real-time monitoring of the ocean environment around Korean Peninsula by daily analysis of ocean environment measurements of chlorophyll concentration, dissolved organic matter, and suspended sediments taken eight times per day for seven years. GOCI primary data will support ocean environment monitoring, operational oceanographic system, fishery information service and climate change research. Operational oceanographic system is to provide data and information for ocean and coastal states changes to various users.Basically all research works can belong to the operational oceanographic system. GOCI data can be used for understanding the atmospheric phenomena and land application.