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Analysis of alope data from superflux. [airborne lidar sensing of phytoplankton color groups in the chesapeake bay and shelf regions
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Pritchard, E. B. Jarrett Jr., O. Esaias, W. E. Brown Jr., C. A. |
| Copyright Year | 1981 |
| Description | Remote sensing data collected with the airborne lidar oceanographic probing experiment (ALOPE) laser fluorosensor during the Superflux 1 and Superflux 2 experiments were analyzed using two techniques. A qualitative technique which requires no supplementary data provided a near-real-time estimate of relative abundance of the golden-brown and green phytoplankton color groups. Contour plots developed for the later mission are used to demonstrate the utility of this technique. A quantitative technique which requires supplementary data to define the attenuation coefficient provides chlorophyll a concentration by color group. The sum of the golden-brown and green chlorophyll a data yields total chlorophyll a values which may be compared with in situ data. As expected, the golden-brown population was dominant in the Chesapeake Bay and the Bay plume whereas the green population was dominant in shelf waters. |
| File Size | 411992 |
| Page Count | 11 |
| File Format | |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19820002814 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t3324rq27 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1981-10-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Oceanography Continental Shelves Fluorescence Remote Sensing Plumes Chlorophylls Concentration Composition Plankton Water Color Lasers Thematic Mapping Phytoplankton Chesapeake Bay Us Optical Radar Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
