Jiangtao Xu, NOAA/NOS/CO-OPS, Silver Spring, MD, United States, Alexander L Kurapov, NOAA National Ocean Service, Silver Spring, MD, United States, Eric J Bayler, NOAA/NESDIS/Center for Satellite Applications and Research (STAR), MD, United States, Aijun Zhang, NOAA, NOS/CO-OPS, Silver Spring, MD, United States, Zachary Burnett, NOAA/NOS/OCS, Silver Spring, MD, United States and Gregory N Seroka, NOAA National Ocean Service, Office of Coast Survey, Silver Spring, MD, United States