Ocean color measured from satellites provides daily global, synoptic views of spectral water-
leaving reflectances that can be used to generate estimates of marine inherent optical …

The need for more effective environmental monitoring of the open and coastal ocean has
recently led to notable advances in satellite ocean color technology and algorithm research …

Alexandrov, MD, B. Cairns, C. Emde, AS Ackerman, and B. van Diedenhoven, 2012:
Accuracy assessment of cloud droplet size retrievals from polarized reflectance …

Photosynthetic production of organic matter by microscopic oceanic phytoplankton fuels
ocean ecosystems and contributes roughly half of the Earth's net primary production. For …

Inland and coastal waterbodies are critical components of the global biosphere. Timely
monitoring is necessary to enhance our understanding of their functions, the drivers …

Abstract Ocean Water Quality (OWQ) monitoring provides insights into the quality of water in
marine and near-shore environments. OWQ measurements can contain the physical …

Intensifying pressure on global aquatic resources and services due to population growth
and climate change is inspiring new surveying technologies to provide science-based …

Harmful algal blooms (HABs) have severe environmental and economic impacts worldwide.
Improving HAB detection is crucial because massive blooms are likely to increase in both …

Phytoplankton community composition impacts food webs, climate, and fisheries on regional
and global scales, and can be assessed at coarse taxonomic resolution from biomarker …

Ocean color satellites have provided a synoptic view of global phytoplankton for over 25
years through near surface measurements of the concentration of chlorophyll a. While …