Bio-optical characteristics of the seas surrounding Russia from satellite ocean color data

Vladimir I. Burenkov; Oleg Victorovic Kopelevich; Sergey V. Sheberstov; Elena A. Lukianova; Olga Vladimirov Prokhorenko

doi:10.1117/12.740447

13 April 2007 Bio-optical characteristics of the seas surrounding Russia from satellite ocean color data

Vladimir I. Burenkov, Oleg Victorovic Kopelevich, Sergey V. Sheberstov, Elena A. Lukianova, Olga Vladimirov Prokhorenko

Proceedings Volume 6615, Current Research on Remote Sensing, Laser Probing, and Imagery in Natural Waters; 66150A (2007) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.740447
Event: Current Research on Remote Sensing, Laser Probing, and Imagery in Natural Waters, 2007, Moscow, Russian Federation

Abstract

The mean monthly distributions of chlorophyll a concentration, the particle backscattering and yellow substance absorption coefficients in the Barents, Black, Caspian, and Japan Seas have been computed from data of the SeaWiFS satellite ocean color scanner from 1998 to 2005; the color maps constructed show spatial and temporal variability of photosynthetic phytoplankton, particulate matter and colored organic matter. The modified algorithms developed on the basis of the ship-measured data were used for computations; these regional algorithms provide reasonable agreement between in situ and satellite-based values of bio-optical characteristics in the seas under study. The monthly, seasonal and annual mean values for selected regions were calculated. A brief analysis of the obtained results is given. Some interesting phenomena in the above seas are observed; among them the coccolithophorid blooms in the Black Sea and in the Middle Barents revealed from satellite ocean color data and confirmed then by the field studies. In the Caspian Sea the satellite data displayed sharp increase of chlorophyll concentration and of the particle backscattering attributed to a consequence of invasion of Ctenophore Mnemiopsis.

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Vladimir I. Burenkov, Oleg Victorovic Kopelevich, Sergey V. Sheberstov, Elena A. Lukianova, and Olga Vladimirov Prokhorenko "Bio-optical characteristics of the seas surrounding Russia from satellite ocean color data", Proc. SPIE 6615, Current Research on Remote Sensing, Laser Probing, and Imagery in Natural Waters, 66150A (13 April 2007); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.740447

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