Mouw, Colleen B; Ciochetto, Audrey B; Yoder, James A (2018): Microplankton fraction (Sfm) estimated form satellite output (OC-CCI), links to netCDF files [dataset]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.892211
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Abstract:
We provide satellite output that estimates phytoplankton size class as percent microplankton (Sfm, > 20 μm). The calculation of Sfm requires satellite spectral remote sensing reflectance (Rrs(λ)), chlorophyll concentration ([Chl]), and absorption due to dissolved and detrital matter (adg(λ)). These are taken from 4km, monthly, Ocean Color Climate Change Initiative (OC-CCI, version 3.0, www.esa-oceancolour-cci.org) products which are globally merged Sea-Viewing Wide Field-of-View Sensor (SeaWiFS), Medium Resolution Imaging Spectrometer (MERIS), Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS-Aqua), and Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) imagery for a continuous record from 1997 through 2015. This is an absorption-based approach from Mouw and Yoder (2010) (doi:10.1029/2010JC006337) where the chlorophyll-specific absorption spectra for phytoplankton size class extremes, pico- (0.2-2 μm) and microplankton (> 20 μm), are weighted by Sfm. Sfm is estimated from a look-up table containing simulated [Chl], adg(443), Rrs(λ), and Sfm. For a given pixel, satellite-estimated [Chl] and adg(443), are used to narrow the search space within the look-up table. Of the remaining options, the closest simulated Rrs(λ) to the satellite-observed Rrs(λ) is selected and the associated Sfm is assigned.
Related to:
Mouw, Colleen B; Ciochetto, Audrey B; Yoder, James A (2019): A Satellite Assessment of Environmental Controls of Phytoplankton Community Size Structure. Global Biogeochemical Cycles, 33(5), 540-558, https://doi.org/10.1029/2018GB006118
Coverage:
Date/Time Start: 1997-09-01T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 2015-12-31T00:00:00
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| # | Name | Short Name | Unit | Principal Investigator | Method/Device | Comment |
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| 1 | DATE/TIME | Date/Time | Mouw, Colleen B | Geocode | ||
| 2 | File name | File name | Mouw, Colleen B | |||
| 3 | File format | File format | Mouw, Colleen B | |||
| 4 | File size | File size | kByte | Mouw, Colleen B | zipped file | |
| 5 | Uniform resource locator/link to file | URL file | Mouw, Colleen B |
License:
Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported (CC-BY-3.0)
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