A Consumer’s Guide to Satellite Remote Sensing of Multiple Phytoplankton Groups in the Global Ocean.

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2017Author
Mouw, Colleen B.
Hardman-Mountford, Nick J.
Alvain, Séverine
Bracher, Astrid
Brewin, Robert J. W.
Bricaud, Annick
Ciotti, Aurea M.
Devred, Emmanuel
Fujiwara, Amane
Hirata, Takafumi
Hirawake, Toru
Kostadinov, Tihomir S.
Roy, Shovonlal
Uitz, Julia
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Phytoplankton are composed of diverse taxonomical groups, which are manifested as
distinct morphology, size, and pigment composition. These characteristics, modulated
by their physiological state, impact their light absorption and scattering, allowing them to
be detected with ocean color satellite radiometry. There is a growing volume of literature
describing satellite algorithms to retrieve information on phytoplankton composition in the
ocean. This synthesis provides a review of current methods and a simplified comparison
of approaches. The aimis to provide an easily comprehensible resource for non-algorithm
developers, who desire to use these products, thereby raising the level of awareness
and use of these products and reducing the boundary of expert knowledge needed to
make a pragmatic selection of output products with confidence. The satellite input and
output products, their associated validation metrics, as well as assumptions, strengths,
and limitations of the vario.....
Journal
Frontiers in Marine ScienceVolume
4Issue
Article 41Page Range
19pp.Document Language
enSustainable Development Goals (SDG)
14.AEssential Ocean Variables (EOV)
Phytoplankton biomass and diversityOcean colour
Maturity Level
TRL 8 Actual system completed and "mission qualified" through test and demonstration in an operational environment (ground or space)Best Practice Type
Manual (incl. handbook, guide, cookbook etc)DOI Original
10.3389/fmars.2017.00041Citation
Mouw, C.B.; Hardman-Mountford, N,J.; Alvain, S. et al (2017) A Consumer’s Guide to Satellite Remote Sensing of Multiple Phytoplankton Groups in the Global Ocean. Frontiers in Marine Science, 4:41, 19pp. DOI: 10.3389/fmars.2017.00041Collections
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