In-Water Instrumentation for Measurement of Phytoplankton Optical Properties

Abstract

My long-term scientific goal is to contribute to the understanding of the causes and consequences of variability of phytoplankton optical properties in the coastal zone. The objective of this project is the purchase a suite of in-water, optical instruments and computers for data acquisition and analysis that will allow me to examine, in situ, the optical properties of phytoplankton. Of particular interest is the spectral shape of the phytoplankton absorption coefficient, a coefficient that is highly variable among coastal phytoplankton assemblages. The variability in the phytoplankton coefficient constitutes one of the greatest challenges to the extraction and correct identification of in-water optical properties from hyperspectral, remote-sensing measurements.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 1998
Accession Number
ADA535483

Entities

People

  • Mary J. Perry

Organizations

  • University of Washington

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Absorption
  • Absorption Coefficients
  • Acquisition
  • Coefficients
  • Data Acquisition
  • Information Operations
  • Instrumentation
  • Measurement
  • Optical Instruments
  • Optical Properties
  • Phytoplankton
  • Remote Sensing

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Coastal Oceanography
  • Spectroscopy.
  • Systems Analysis and Design