Why Ocean Colour? The Societal Benefits of Ocean-Colour Technology.
The concentration of chlorophyll in the ocean (or in fresh water) is an index of phytoplankton biomass, and is an important property that can be monitored through ocean colour radiometry (OCR) by Earth-orbiting spacecraft. OCR has revolutionised the field of biological oceanography, and made important contributions to biogeochemistry, physical oceanography, ocean-system modelling, fisheries oceanography and coastal management. This report illustrates the many applications of data acquired by remote sensing of ocean colour, in both the research and operational arena, demonstrating the benefits to society of investment in ocean-colour technology. Ocean colour is a key requirement in Earth observation.
Contributing authors: James Acker, Ichio Asanuma, Stewart Bernard, Paula Bontempi, Christopher Brown, Gordon Campbell, Heidi Dierssen, Paul DiGiacomo, Roland Doerffer, Mark Dowell, Stephanie Dutkiewicz, Gene Feldman, Robert Frouin, Jim Gower, Nicolas Hoepffner, Joji Ishizaka, Samantha Lavender, Mervyn Lynch, John Marra, Frédéric Mélin, Jesus Morales, Hiroshi Murakami, Shailesh Nayak, Simon Pinnock, Grant Pitcher, Trevor Platt, Peter Regner, Ian Robinson, Toshiro Saino, Shubha Sathyendranath, B. Mete Uz, Cara Wilson and James Yoder.
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Instrument Type Vocabulary::ocean colour radiometers, Parameter Discipline::Biological oceanography, Data Management Practices::Data analysis
Instrument Type Vocabulary::ocean colour radiometers, Parameter Discipline::Biological oceanography, Data Management Practices::Data analysis
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