Inter-comparison of phytoplankton functional type phenology metrics derived from ocean color algorithms and Earth System Models

• Published in: Remote Sensing of Environment
• Main Authors: Kostadinov, Tihomir S., Cabré, Anna, Vedantham, Harish, Marinova, Irina, Bracher, Astrid, Brewin, Robert J. W., Bricaud, Annick, Hirata, Takafumi, Hirawake, Toru, Hardman-Mountford, Nick J., Mouw, Colleen, Roy, Shovonlal, Uitz, Julia
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier 2017
• Subjects: Longhurst; North Atlantic
• Online Access: https://authors.library.caltech.edu/75831/; https://authors.library.caltech.edu/75831/2/mmc1.pdf; https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechAUTHORS:20170407-093456585

Ocean color remote sensing of chlorophyll concentration has revolutionized our understanding of the biology of the oceans. However, a comprehensive understanding of the structure and function of oceanic ecosystems requires the characterization of the spatio-temporal variability of various phytoplank...