Open AccessComparing satellite‐based phytoplankton classification methods
Author(s) -
Hirata Takafumi,
HardmanMountford Nick,
Brewin Robert J. W.
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
eos, transactions american geophysical union
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 2324-9250
pISSN - 0096-3941
DOI - 10.1029/2012eo060008
Subject(s) - phytoplankton , biogeochemical cycle , environmental science , satellite , oceanography , ocean color , ecosystem , chlorophyll a , marine ecosystem , ecology , biology , geology , nutrient , botany , engineering , aerospace engineering
Satellite Phytoplankton Functional Type Algorithm Intercomparison Workshop; Sapporo, Japan, 22–23 November 2011 Satellite observations of ocean color have become synonymous with derivations of chlorophyll a concentration as a proxy for phytoplankton biomass. In addition, a number of satellite algorithms for estimating the phytoplankton community structure have been developed that provide size‐structure estimates of phytoplankton and detect taxonomic groups (termed phytoplankton functional types, or PFTs). These new algorithms provide an increased level of observational detail for ecosystem and biogeochemical studies of the role of phytoplankton in marine systems.