Grant Number: N000140910346 http://www.cesn.org/projects/beacon.php LONG-TERM GOALSThe long-term goal of this project is to develop an understanding of coastal systems such that optical properties of complex coastal waters can be retrieved and predicted from remote sensing and modeling efforts. OBJECTIVESThis project focuses on establishing a moderate-scale observatory (Neponset) to develop watershed and coastal ocean models and remote sensing algorithms and extending this knowledge to a larger system (Hudson).Specific Objectives: 1) Design and deploy CDOM observatory components in the Neponset Estuary and Boston Harbor.

LONG-TERM GOALIt is the long-term goal of this work to evaluate our understanding of CDOM sources and distributions in coastal waters by comparing high-resolution observations with four-dimensional, physical, chemical and biological models of the CDOM fields. OBJECTIVES1.) Study freshwater CDOM endmember variability due to watershed and rainfall properties and seasonal cycling in detail in the Neponset sub-watersheds and by monitoring Hudson River (including several tributaries) and Neponset River endmembers.