SBIR Phase II: A Hydro Optical Analysis System (HOPAS) for Environmental Monitoring of Water Quality

SBIR 第二阶段：用于水质环境监测的水光分析系统 (HOPAS)

• 批准号: 0349581
• 负责人: Francis O'Brien
• 金额: $ 49.18万
• 依托单位: SYSTEMS SCIENCE APPLICATION, INC.
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2004
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2004-01-15 至 2005-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0349581&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: SBIR; Phase; II; Hydro; Optical

This Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II research proposes to complete the development of an environmental information system - the Hydro-Optical Analysis System (HOPAS). HOPAS combines an advanced radiative transfer model with a powerful nonlinear programming algorithm to enable transforms of optical water measurements into information on the composition and concentration of materials that effect water quality. For the first time, measurements of the light field from satellites, aircraft, moorings, and ships can be rapidly inverted to obtain accurate estimates of phytoplankton, suspended mineral particles, and dissolved materials. HOPAS will enable scientists, environmental engineers, and aquatic resource managers to use easily obtained in situ or remotely sensed optical data to understand and manage aquatic ecosystems. HOPAS will alleviate the need for expensive, labor-intensive laboratory analysis of water samples for use in addressing water quality issues, including microbial growth in drinking water supplies, surface pollutants from farms, industries, vessels, and domestic sources, algal blooms, fisheries and mariculture, and protection of coral reefs and sea grass beds.

这项小型企业创新研究（SBIR）第二阶段研究建议完成环境信息系统的开发-水文光学分析系统（HOPAS）。HOPAS将先进的辐射传输模型与强大的非线性规划算法相结合，能够将光学水测量转换为影响水质的材料成分和浓度的信息。这是第一次，来自卫星、飞机、系泊设备和船舶的光场测量可以快速反演，以获得浮游植物、悬浮矿物颗粒和溶解物质的准确估计。HOPAS将使科学家、环境工程师和水生资源管理人员能够利用容易获得的现场或遥感光学数据来了解和管理水生生态系统。HOPAS将减轻对用于解决水质问题的水样进行昂贵的劳动密集型实验室分析的需求，包括饮用水供应中的微生物生长，农场，工业，船舶和家庭来源的表面污染物，藻类水华，渔业和海水养殖，以及珊瑚礁和海草床的保护。