Determining the impact of non-algal materials on water-leaving solar stimulated fluorescence signals in coastal waters
McKee, D. and Cunningham, Alex and Wright, D. and Hay, L. (2007) Determining the impact of non-algal materials on water-leaving solar stimulated fluorescence signals in coastal waters. Oceans 2007 Europe International Conference . IEEE, New York. ISBN 978-1-4244-0635-7 (http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/OCEANSE.2007.4302330)
Full text not available in this repository.Abstract
Solar stimulated fluorescence (SSF) signals have been identified as a diagnostic identifier for phytoplankton populations and efforts are underway to relate these signals to algal physiology. However, in coastal waters one must also take into account the effect of algal and non-algal materials on the underwater light field as this could have an impact on fluorescence excitation and propagation to the sea surface. In this study we examine the impact of varying loads of mineral particles and colored dissolved organic materials (CDOM) on water-leaving SSF signals using Hydrolight radiative transfer simulations. We assess the impact of algal and non-algal absorption and scattering on the production and propagation of SSF signals using realistic ranges of material concentrations and specific inherent optical properties (IOPs) derived from in situ data. We show that SSF signals in coastal waters are profoundly dependent on underwater light climates that are, in turn, strongly influenced by non-algal materials.
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Item type: Book ID code: 26646 Dates: DateEvent2007PublishedSubjects: Science > Physics Department: Faculty of Science > Physics Depositing user: Users 1261 not found. Date deposited: 10 Aug 2010 12:26 Last modified: 08 Apr 2024 14:33 Related URLs: URI: https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/26646