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Autofluorescence Imaging to Evaluate Red Algae Physiology
Published on: February 17, 2023
Phytoplankton pigments from the nimbus-7 coastal zone color scanner: comparisons with surface measurements
Abstract:
The removal of atmospheric effects from Nimbus-7 Coastal Zone Color Scanner (CZCS) images reveals eddy-like ocean turbidity patterns not apparent in the original calibrated images. Comparisons of the phytoplankton pigment concentrations derived from the corrected CZCS radiances with surface measurements agree to within less than 0.5 log C, where C is the sum of the concentrations of chlorophyll a plus phaeopigments a (in milligrams per cubic meter).

