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Sensitivity of airborne fluorosensor measurements to linear vertical gradients in chlorophyll concentrationA semianalytic Monte Carlo radiative transfer simulation model for airborne laser fluorosensors has been extended to investigate the effects of inhomogeneities in the vertical distribution of phytoplankton concentrations in clear seawater. Simulation results for linearly varying step concentrations of chlorophyll are presented. The results indicate that statistically significant differences can be seen under certain conditions in the water Raman-normalized fluorescence signals between nonhomogeneous and homogeneous cases. A statistical test has been used to establish ranges of surface concentrations and/or verticl gradients in which calibration by surface samples would by inappropriate, and the results are discussed.
Document ID
19840047515
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Venable, D. D.
(NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA, United States)
Punjabi, A. R.
(NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA, United States)
Poole, L. R.
(Hampton Institute Hampton, VA, United States)
Date Acquired
August 12, 2013
Publication Date
April 1, 1984
Publication Information
Publication: Applied Optics
Volume: 23
ISSN: 0003-6935
Subject Category
Earth Resources And Remote Sensing
Accession Number
84A30302
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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