Analysis of SeaWiFS Chlorophyll-a Matchups for the Atlantic Ocean using the Atlantic Meridional Transect Cruise Data

Author

Lavender, Samantha ; Pradhan, Yaswant ; Aiken, Jim

Author_Institution

Plymouth Univ., Plymouth

fYear

2007

fDate

18-21 June 2007

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

4

Abstract

The Atlantic Meridional Transect (AMT) cruises have been operating since 1995 with SeaWiFS satellite ocean colour data being available since September 1997. AMT sampling includes both underway and CTD stations with analysis of chlorophyll-a undertaken through HPLC. Matchups between AMT HPLC and SeaWiFS chlorophyll-a have been analysed using the SeaWiFS 8-day composites, and there is generally a good agreement (R² from 0.68-0.91, slopes from 0.89-1.08 and intercepts of less than plusmn0.19). However, the long time series has uncovered inconsistencies which could be attributed to biases in the HPLC data once further research is undertaken

Keywords

colour; data analysis; oceanographic regions; AD 1995; AD 1997 09; Atlantic Meridional Transect cruise; Atlantic Ocean; SeaWiFS satellite sensor; chlorophyll-a; ocean colour; time 8 day; Africa; Ecosystems; Educational institutions; Environmental factors; Laboratories; Marine vegetation; Oceans; Remote sensing; Sampling methods; Satellites; Biophysics; Marine vegetation; Optics; Remote Sensing;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

OCEANS 2007 - Europe

Conference_Location

Aberdeen

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-0635-7

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-4244-0635-7

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/OCEANSE.2007.4302322

Filename

4302322