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, 2001
Accession Number
ADA627901

Entities

People

  • William Paul Bissett

Organizations

  • Florida Environmental Research Institute

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Absorption
  • Algorithms
  • Bacteria
  • Coastal Regions
  • Equations
  • Experimental Data
  • High Pressure
  • Measurement
  • Mississippi
  • Optical Properties
  • Photolysis
  • Radiance
  • Regions
  • Sargasso Sea
  • Scientists
  • Simulations
  • Spatial Distribution

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science
  • Physics

Readers

  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Environmental Engineering
  • Urban Planning and Geography.