Open AccessChlorophyll-a specific volume scattering function of phytoplankton
Author(s) -
Hiroyuki Tan,
Tomohiko Oishi,
Akihiko Tanaka,
R. Doerffer,
Yasuhiro Tan
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
optics express
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.394
H-Index - 271
ISSN - 1094-4087
DOI - 10.1364/oe.25.00a564
Subject(s) - scattering , phytoplankton , ocean color , chlorophyll a , chlorophyll , remote sensing , optics , light scattering , volume (thermodynamics) , environmental science , physics , geology , biology , botany , satellite , ecology , astronomy , quantum mechanics , nutrient
Chlorophyll-a specific light volume scattering functions (VSFs) by cultured phytoplankton in visible spectrum range is presented. Chlorophyll-a specific VSFs were determined based on the linear least squares method using a measured VSFs with different chlorophyll-a concentrations. We found obvious variability of it in terms of spectral and angular shapes of VSF between cultures. It was also presented that chlorophyll-a specific scattering significantly affected on spectral variation of the remote sensing reflectance, depending on spectral shape of b. This result is useful for developing an advance algorithm of ocean color remote sensing and for deep understanding of light in the sea.