Upwelling Irradiance Distribution Across Frontal Zones And Implications To Ocean Processes

Robert A Arnone; Denis A Wiesenburg

doi:10.1117/12.945716

12 August 1988 Upwelling Irradiance Distribution Across Frontal Zones And Implications To Ocean Processes

Robert A Arnone, Denis A Wiesenburg

Proceedings Volume 0925, Ocean Optics IX; (1988) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.945716
Event: 1988 Technical Symposium on Optics, Electro-Optics, and Sensors, 1988, Orlando, FL, United States

Abstract

Continuous measurements of spectral upwelling irradiance were made across strong frontal regions in the Western Mediterranean Sea using a surface towed instrument system. Frontal zones in the region can be observed from changes in temperature, salinity, and transmis-sivity. The remote sensing reflectance and the ratio of 441 to 550 nanometer upwelling radiance are shown to discriminate between different water masses across these frontal zones. Surface optical properties are related to the physical processes in the upper water column and are representative of the vertical physical structure. In situ measurements of the spectral upwelling irradiance can improve our interpretation of data from ocean color satellite systems.

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Robert A Arnone and Denis A Wiesenburg "Upwelling Irradiance Distribution Across Frontal Zones And Implications To Ocean Processes", Proc. SPIE 0925, Ocean Optics IX, (12 August 1988); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.945716

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