Phytoplankton biomass and productivity have been continuously monitored from ocean color satellites for over a decade. Yet, the most
widely used empirical approach for estimating chlorophyll a (Chl) from satellites can be in error by a factor of 5 or more. Such variability is
due to differences in absorption and backscattering properties of phytoplankton and related concentrations of colored-dissolved organic
matter (CDOM) and minerals. The empirical algorithms have built-in assumptions that follow the basic precept of biological oceanography
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Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/perspectives-empirical-approaches-ocean-color-remote-sensing-chlorophyll-changing
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/heidi-m-dierssen
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/proceedings-national-academy-sciences
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/remote-sensing
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/oceans-and-seas
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/climate-change
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/marine-ecosystems
