Sea Truth Validation of Bio-Optical Models for 'A' and 'Bb'; Application to Heat Budget Models and the Effects of Biology on Ocean Thermal Structure.

摘要

The long-term goal is to obtain better measurements of the inherent optical properties of seawater (IOPs, absorption 'a' and back-scattering 'bb') to provide better parameterizations of the absorption of light by seawater, to improve heat budget models of surface ocean stratification. The proposed work will extend on-going research at PML on furthering the understanding, accurate interpretation and exploitation of remotely sensed data of ocean color, from sensors: SeaWiFS, MODIS (NASA), MERIS (ESA). Assimilation of data from these sensors into 1-D and 3-D ocean circulation models is a long-term goal.