Presenter: Jennifer Sevadjian of NOAA/NMFS (presenting remotely)
Sponsor: STAR Science Seminar Series
Audio: +1-415-527-5035 US Toll Access code: 907 468 427
Abstract: NOAA PolarWatch is the newest satellite data distribution portal of NOAA's CoastWatch program. The portal offers a single location for federal agencies, research groups, and private industry to obtain the most recent and historical satellite observations of Arctic and Antarctic waters, including measurements of sea ice cover, ocean temperature, and winds. We will provide an overview of the data and services provided by PolarWatch with examples that demonstrate supporting safety at sea, navigation, fishing, transportation, tourism, and recreation. We will also highlight user training materials and training courses that are designed to encourage broad usage of polar satellite data.
About the Speaker: Jennifer Sevadjian is the Operations Manager for PolarWatch a regional node of NOAA’s CoastWatch. She has a background in ocean data management, data integration and web development. She began her career at NOAA CO-OPS Ocean System Test and Evaluation Program, in 2002, collecting in-situ data and performing data analysis, and has gone on to work in many different sectors including the military, academia, private industry and non-profit communities. She joined NOAA PolarWatch in 2017, after serving as the information manager for CeNCOOS (a U.S. IOOS regional association). She is particularly passionate about data discovery, data integration and increasing the use of ocean data and is currently enjoying building solutions to address the challenges associated with polar ocean data.
