Simulated Inherent Optical Properties of Aquatic Particles using The Equivalent Algal Populations (EAP) model.

ABSTRACT: Paired measurements of phytoplankton absorption and backscatter, the inherent optical properties central to the interpretation of ocean colour remote sensing data, are notoriously rare. We present a dataset of Chlorophyll a (Chl a) -specific phytoplankton absorption, scatter and backscatter for 17 different phytoplankton groups, derived from first principles using measured in vivo pigment absorption and a well-validated semi-analytical coated sphere model which simulates the full suite of biophysically consistent phytoplankton optical properties. The optical properties of each simulated phytoplankton cell are integrated over an entire size distribution and are provided at high spectral resolution. The model code is additionally included to enable user access to the complete set of waveleng

SUBMITTER: Lain LR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10290707 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature