A model for the use of satellite remote sensing for the measurement of primary production in the oceanA model of primary production based upon the responses of phytoplankton to differing light and nutrient fields is described. This model includes the effects on production of variations in surface pigment concentration, the mixed layer depth, and the dependence on the incident solar irradiance. The model has been tested using in situ data provided by the Southern California Bight Studies of Eppley, et al. (1979), the California Cooperative Fisheries Investigations, the Organization of Persistent Upwelling Structures, and other data sets. A synoptic measure of the distribution of surface pigments is derived from the West Coast Chlorophyll and Temperature Time Series. The features and behavior of the model are presented together with the results of the model verification.
Document ID
19870055370
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Collins, Donald J. (Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Yang, Wei-Liang (California Institute of Technology Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, United States)
Kiefer, Dale A. (Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Soohoo, Janice Beeler (Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Stallings, Casson (Southern California, University Los Angeles, United States)