Distribution and Cycling of Dissolved Organic Carbon and Colored Dissolved Organic Carbon on the West Florida Shelf

Abstract

The long term goal of this project is to determine sources, sinks and dynamics of Colored Dissolved Organic Matter (CDOM) and Colored Dissolved Organic Carbon (CDOC) optical properties on spatial and temporal scales relevant to physical/biogeochemical/ optical modeling efforts currently in progress for the West Florida Shelf HYCODE site. Predictive capability is needed for modeling in-water light attenuation and visibility in coastal regions. CDOM is one of the most significant and least understood light attenuating components, hence improved understanding of its optical properties, dynamics and spatial and temporal variability will result in improved radiance models in the littoral zone.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 2001
Accession Number
ADA625011

Entities

People

  • Paula G. Coble

Organizations

  • University of South Florida

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Attenuation
  • Coastal Regions
  • Dynamics
  • Florida
  • Fluorescence
  • Littoral Zones
  • Losses
  • Mississippi
  • Mississippi River
  • Oceanography
  • Optical Properties
  • Radiance
  • Regions
  • Rivers
  • Salinity
  • Universities
  • Visibility

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Marine Ecotoxicology