The Ecological Cycling of Colored Dissolved Organic Matter

Abstract

The prediction of water-leaving radiance in coastal waters is strongly dependent on a quantitative prediction of the depth-dependent distribution of Colored Dissolved Organic Matter (CDOM) in the water column. The goal of this project is to support and synthesize laboratory and field experiments conducted by the ONR Environmental Optics Program. Our part of this larger project is to develop a quantitative understanding of the physical, chemical, optical, and biological interactions impacting CDOM cycling, and to codify this understanding into a numerical simulation, EcoSim 2.0.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 2003
Accession Number
ADA620101

Entities

People

  • William Paul Bissett

Organizations

  • Florida Environmental Research Institute

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Backscattering
  • Boundaries
  • Chemistry
  • Computer Programs
  • Data Sets
  • Databases
  • Marine Biology
  • Marine Chemistry
  • Oceanography
  • Oceans
  • Optical Properties
  • Radiance
  • Remote Sensing
  • Sargasso Sea
  • Simulations
  • Three Dimensional
  • Two Dimensional

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science
  • Physics

Readers

  • Acoustical Oceanography.
  • Atmospheric Remote Sensing.
  • Marine Ecotoxicology