Investigation of Ocean Bio-Optical Variability Using the Multispectral Airborne Radiometer System (MARS).

Abstract

An existing multispectral airborne radiometer system (MARS) was upgraded to include measurement of downwelling spectral irradiance, as well as upwelled spectral radiance, from aircraft of opportunity. The MARS was deployed over the North Atlantic Ocean aboard NASA's P-3 aircraft during the JGOFS North Atlantic Bloom experiment in 1989. Atmospheric and surface reflection corrections, and ocean color algorithms were applied to the MARS data to derive transects of chlorophyll a concentration along aircraft trackliness. Results are given along selected flightliness. (AN)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 07, 1993
Accession Number
ADA293716

Entities

People

  • James L. Mueller

Organizations

  • San Diego State University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Air Platforms
  • C4I
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Sensors
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Algorithms
  • Atlantic Ocean
  • Cloud Cover
  • Data Storage Systems
  • Detectors
  • Low Altitude
  • Measurement
  • North Atlantic Ocean
  • Oceans
  • Optical Detectors
  • Optical Properties
  • Optics
  • Radiometers
  • Reflection
  • Remote Sensing
  • Ridges

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science
  • Physics

Readers

  • Atmospheric Remote Sensing.
  • Oceanography.