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Main Authors: LaHaye, Nicholas, Luis, Kelly M., Gierach, Michelle M.
Format: Preprint
Published: 2025
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.02763
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author LaHaye, Nicholas
Luis, Kelly M.
Gierach, Michelle M.
author_facet LaHaye, Nicholas
Luis, Kelly M.
Gierach, Michelle M.
contents We present a self-supervised machine learning framework for detecting and mapping the severity and speciation of harmful algal blooms (HABs) using multi-sensor satellite data. By fusing reflectance data from operational polar-orbiting satellite-based instruments (VIIRS, MODIS, OLCI, and OCI) with TROPOMI solar-induced fluorescence (SIF), our framework, called SIT-FUSE, generates HAB severity and speciation products without requiring per-instrument labeled datasets. The framework employs self-supervised representation learning and hierarchical deep clustering to segment phytoplankton cell abundance and species into interpretable classes, validated against in-situ data from the Gulf of Mexico and Southern California (2018-2025). Results show strong agreement with total phytoplankton, Karena brevis, and Pseudo-nitzschia spp. measurements. This work advances scalable HAB monitoring in environments where ground truth observations are limited, while enabling exploratory analysis via hierarchical embeddings - a critical step toward operationalizing self-supervised learning for global aquatic biogeochemistry.
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spellingShingle Fusing Multi- and Hyperspectral Satellite Data for Harmful Algal Bloom Monitoring with Self-Supervised and Hierarchical Deep Learning
LaHaye, Nicholas
Luis, Kelly M.
Gierach, Michelle M.
Machine Learning
Artificial Intelligence
We present a self-supervised machine learning framework for detecting and mapping the severity and speciation of harmful algal blooms (HABs) using multi-sensor satellite data. By fusing reflectance data from operational polar-orbiting satellite-based instruments (VIIRS, MODIS, OLCI, and OCI) with TROPOMI solar-induced fluorescence (SIF), our framework, called SIT-FUSE, generates HAB severity and speciation products without requiring per-instrument labeled datasets. The framework employs self-supervised representation learning and hierarchical deep clustering to segment phytoplankton cell abundance and species into interpretable classes, validated against in-situ data from the Gulf of Mexico and Southern California (2018-2025). Results show strong agreement with total phytoplankton, Karena brevis, and Pseudo-nitzschia spp. measurements. This work advances scalable HAB monitoring in environments where ground truth observations are limited, while enabling exploratory analysis via hierarchical embeddings - a critical step toward operationalizing self-supervised learning for global aquatic biogeochemistry.
title Fusing Multi- and Hyperspectral Satellite Data for Harmful Algal Bloom Monitoring with Self-Supervised and Hierarchical Deep Learning
topic Machine Learning
Artificial Intelligence
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.02763