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Analysis of ALOPE data from SuperfluxRemote sensing data collected with the airborne lidar oceanographic probing experiment (ALOPE) laser fluorosensor during the Superflux 1 and Superflux 2 experiments were analyzed using two techniques. A qualitative technique which requires no supplementary data provided a near-real-time estimate of relative abundance of the golden-brown and green phytoplankton color groups. Contour plots developed for the later mission are used to demonstrate the utility of this technique. A quantitative technique which requires supplementary data to define the attenuation coefficient provides chlorophyll a concentration by color group. The sum of the golden-brown and green chlorophyll a data yields total chlorophyll a values which may be compared with in situ data. As expected, the golden-brown population was dominant in the Chesapeake Bay and the Bay plume whereas the green population was dominant in shelf waters.
Document ID
19820002814
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Jarrett, O., Jr.
(NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA, United States)
Esaias, W. E.
(NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA, United States)
Brown, C. A., Jr.
(NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA, United States)
Pritchard, E. B.
(NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA, United States)
Date Acquired
August 10, 2013
Publication Date
October 1, 1981
Publication Information
Publication: Chesapeake Bay Plume Study
Subject Category
Oceanography
Accession Number
82N10687
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.
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