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, Marinov, Irina, Bracher, Astrid, Brewin, Robert J.W., Bricaud, Annick, Hirata, Takafumi, Hirawake, Toru, Hardman-Mountford, Nick J., Mouw, Colleen, Roy, Shovonlal, Uitz, Julia
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: Digital Commons @ Michigan Tech 2017
• Subjects: CMIP5 Earth System Models; Discrete Fourier Transform; Inter-comparison; Microplankton; Ocean color algorithms; Phenology; Phytoplankton bloom; Phytoplankton functional types; Longhurst; North Atlantic
• Online Access: https://digitalcommons.mtu.edu/michigantech-p/7064; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rse.2016.11.014

© 2016 Elsevier Inc. 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...