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Atmospheric Correction for Remotely-Sensed Ocean-Colour.
(International Ocean Colour Coordinating Group (IOCCG), Dartmouth, NS, Canada, 2010)Atmospheric correction is a key procedure in remote sensing of ocean colour. This report provides an overview of the various atmospheric correction algorithms used for global ocean-colour data processing, and quantifies ... -
Bio-Optical Sensors on Argo Floats.
(International Ocean Colour Coordinating Group (IOCCG), Dartmouth, NS, Canada, 2011)Biogeochemical processes at the ocean surface have begun to be documented on unprecedented spatial and temporal scales thanks to the advent of satellite ocean-colour radiometry (OCR). These observation techniques have ... -
Earth Observations in Support of Global Water Quality.
(International Ocean Colour Coordinating Group (IOCCG), Dartmouth, NS, Canada, 2018)Declining coastal, estuarine and inland water quality has become a global issue of significant concern as anthropogenic activities expand and climate change threatens to cause major alterations to the hydrological cycle. ... -
Guide to the Creation and Use of Ocean-Colour, Level-3, Binned Data Products.
(International Ocean Colour Coordinating Group (IOCCG), Dartmouth, NS, Canada, 2004)One of the goals of launching a number of ocean-colour sensors aboard various satellites is to build a long-term, multi-sensor, multi-year, ocean-colour archive. The derived chlorophyll concentrations (in time and space) ... -
In-flight Calibration of Satellite Ocean-Colour Sensors.
(International Ocean Colour Coordinating Group (IOCCG), Dartmouth, NS, Canada, 2013)Accurate radiometric calibration of space borne ocean-colour sensors is essential for retrieving geophysical variables (concentration of water constituents, inherent optical properties, aerosol content, etc.) quantitatively ... -
Minimum Requirements for an Operational, Ocean-Colour Sensor for the Open Ocean.
(International Ocean Colour Coordinating Group (IOCCG), Dartmouth,NS, Canada, 1998)With the advent of increasingly-sophisticated satellite ocean-colour sensors in the late 1990’s, with better radiometric performances and in increased number of spectral channels, an IOCCG working group was formed to ... -
Mission Requirements for Future Ocean-Colour Sensors.
(International Ocean Colour Coordinating Group (IOCCG), Dartmouth, NS, Canada, 2012)With the proliferation of complex and sophisticated ocean colour sensors now on orbit or planned for launch, this report seeks to establish the minimum basic radiometric and sensor requirements for global observations of ... -
Observation of Harmful Algal Blooms with Ocean Colour Radiometry.
(International Ocean Colour Coordinating Group (IOCCG), Dartmouth, NS, Canada, 2021)Harmful algal blooms (HABs) and eutrophication events have had a significant global impact over the past few years. The frequency of these events, and the geographic extent of toxic/harmful algal blooms have been increasing ... -
Ocean Colour Remote Sensing in Polar Seas.
(International Ocean Colour Coordinating Group (IOCCG), Dartmouth, NS, Canada, 2015)Accelerating climate change calls for a vastly improved understanding of the polar ecosystems based on an intensive observation program. In situ observations from ships are, however, inherently sparse in space and time, ... -
Ocean Optics & Biogeochemistry Protocols for Satellite Ocean Colour Sensor Validation, Volume 4.0. Inherent Optical Property Measurements and Protocols: Best Practices for the Collection and Processing of Ship-Based Underway Flow-Through Optical Data (V. 4.0).
(International Ocean Colour Coordinating Group (IOCCG), Dartmouth, NS, Canada, 2019)Optical data can be collected using the flow-through systems installed on research vessels and ships of opportunity to take advantage of the availability of sea water pumped into the vessel. These "in-line" or “underway” ... -
Ocean Optics and Biogeochemistry Protocols for Satellite Ocean Colour Sensor Validation Volume 7.0. Aquatic Primary Productivity Field Protocols for Satellite Validation and Model Synthesis.
(International Ocean Colour Coordinating Group (IOCCG), Dartmouth, NS, Canada, 2022)The measurement of aquatic primary productivity (PP) is central to the quantitative understanding of the global biosphere, yielding critical insights into the role and magnitude of carbon, oxygen, and other bioactive element ... -
Ocean Optics and Biogeochemistry Protocols for Satellite Ocean Colour Sensor Validation, Volume 2.0. Beam Transmission and Attenuation Coefficients: Instruments, Characterization, Field Measurements and Data Analysis Protocols.
(International Ocean Colour Coordinating Group (IOCCG), Dartmouth, NS, Canada, 2019)Inherent Optical Properties Measurements and Protocols: Beam Transmission and Attenuation (v2.0) is a document that serves as a comprehensive overview of beam transmittance concepts and the calibration, measurement and ... -
Ocean Optics and Biogeochemistry Protocols for Satellite Ocean Colour Sensor Validation, Volume 3.0: Protocols for Satellite Ocean Colour Data Validation: In Situ Optical Radiometry.
(International Ocean Colour Coordinating Group (IOCCG), Dartmouth, NS, Canada, 2019)This protocol document aims to support the ocean color community with protocols for the collection, processing and quality assurance of in situ measurements of the apparent optical properties of natural water for the ... -
Ocean Optics and Biogeochemistry Protocols for Satellite Ocean Colour Sensor Validation, Volume 6.0: Particulate Organic Matter Sampling and Measurement Protocols: Consensus Towards Future Ocean Color Missions.
(International Ocean Colour Coordinating Group (IOCCG), Dartmouth, NS, Canada, 2021)This document is the product of a multi-year effort that started with a two-and-a-half-day workshop organized by the NASA Ocean Ecology Lab Field Support Group and hosted at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center from November ... -
Ocean Optics and Biogeochemistry Protocols for Satellite Ocean Colour Sensor Validation; Volume 1.0. Inherent Optical Property Measurements and Protocols: Absorption Coefficient.
(International Ocean Colour Coordinating Group (IOCCG), Dartmouth, NS, Canada, 2018)Inherent Optical Properties Measurements and Protocols: Absorption Coefficient (v1.0) is a document that serves as a comprehensive overview of calibration, measurement and analysis protocols for the state-of-the-art ... -
Ocean-Colour Data Merging.
(International Ocean Colour Coordinating Group (IOCCG), Dartmouth, NS, Canada, 2007)There are several ocean colour radiometry missions currently in orbit. Significant improvements in spatial coverage and temporal resolution can be achieved by combining data from the various missions. This report details ... -
Ocean-Colour Observations from a Geostationary Orbit.
(International Ocean Colour Coordinating Group (IOCCG), Dartmouth, NS, Canada, 2012)Coastal zone monitoring requires dedicated, high spatial, high frequency coverage by satellite ocean colour sensors, rather than once per day global coverage, as provided by most current ocean colour missions. Observing ... -
The Oceanic Optics Book
(International Ocean Colour Coordinating Group (IOCCG), Dartmouth, NS, Canada, 2022)This book is a community resource on ocean optics. The development of the general theory requires many different concepts: radiometric variables, inherent optical properties (IOPs), apparent optical properties (AOPs), and ... -
Partition of the Ocean into Ecological Provinces: Role of Ocean-Colour Radiometry.
(International Ocean Colour Coordinating Group (IOCCG), Dartmouth, NS, Canada, 2009)Ocean colour remote sensing can be used to the partition the ocean ecosystem into biogeochemical provinces to reveal its underlying functional structure. This report outlines the state of the art in ocean classification ... -
Phytoplankton Functional Types from Space.
(International Ocean Colour Coordinating Group (IOCCG), Dartmouth, NS, Canada, 2014)The concept of phytoplankton functional types has emerged as a useful approach to classifying phytoplankton and can be used to obtain a better understanding of ecological and biogeochemical processes. Recent developments ...
