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Ocean color algorithm for the retrieval of the particle size distribution and carbon-based phytoplankton size classes using a two-component coated-sphere backscattering model
Tihomir S. Kostadinov
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Department of Liberal Studies, California State University San Marcos, 333 S. Twin Oaks Valley Rd., San Marcos, CA 92096, USA
Lisl Robertson Lain
Earth Observation, Smart Places, CSIR 7700, Cape
Town, South Africa
Christina Eunjin Kong
Plymouth Marine Laboratory, Prospect Place, Plymouth, Devon, PL1 3DH, UK
Xiaodong Zhang
Division of Marine Science, School of Ocean Science and Engineering, The University of Southern Mississippi, Stennis Space Center, MS 39529, USA
Stéphane Maritorena
Earth Research Institute, University of California at Santa Barbara,
Santa Barbara, CA 93106-3060, USA
Stewart Bernard
SANSA, Enterprise Building, Mark Shuttleworth Street, Innovation Hub, Pretoria 0087, South Africa
Hubert Loisel
Univ. Littoral Côte d'Opale, CNRS, Univ. Lille, IRD, UMR 8187 – LOG – Laboratoire d'Océanologie et de Géosciences, 62930 Wimereux, France
Daniel S. F. Jorge
Univ. Littoral Côte d'Opale, CNRS, Univ. Lille, IRD, UMR 8187 – LOG – Laboratoire d'Océanologie et de Géosciences, 62930 Wimereux, France
Ekaterina Kochetkova
Department of Earth and Environmental Science, Hayden Hall, University of Pennsylvania, 240 South 33rd St., Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
Shovonlal Roy
Department of Geography and Environmental Science, University of Reading, Reading, RG6 6DW, UK
Bror Jonsson
National Centre for Earth Observation, Plymouth Marine Laboratory, Prospect Place, Plymouth, Devon, PL1 3DH, UK
Victor Martinez-Vicente
Plymouth Marine Laboratory, Prospect Place, Plymouth, Devon, PL1 3DH, UK
Shubha Sathyendranath
National Centre for Earth Observation, Plymouth Marine Laboratory, Prospect Place, Plymouth, Devon, PL1 3DH, UK
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We present a remote sensing algorithm to estimate the size distribution of particles suspended in natural near-surface ocean water using ocean color data. The algorithm can be used to estimate the abundance and carbon content of phytoplankton, photosynthesizing microorganisms that are at the basis of the marine food web and play an important role in Earth’s carbon cycle and climate. A merged, multi-sensor satellite data set and the model scientific code are provided.
We present a remote sensing algorithm to estimate the size distribution of particles suspended...
