TY - JOUR
T1 - SeaWiFS postlaunch technical report series. Volume 2, AMT-5 cruise report
AU - Hooker, Stanford B.
AU - Firestone, Elaine R.
AU - Aiken, James
AU - Cummings, Denise G.
AU - Gibb, Stuart W.
AU - Rees, Nigel W.
AU - Woodd-Walker, Rachel
AU - Malcolm S Woodward, E.
AU - Woolfenden, James
AU - Berthon, Jean François
AU - Dempsey, Cyril D.
AU - Suggett, David J.
AU - Wood, Peter
AU - Donlon, Craig
AU - González-Benítez, Natalia
AU - Huskin, Ignacio
AU - Quevedo, Mario
AU - Barciela-Fernandez, Rosa
AU - De Vargas, Colomban
AU - McKee, Connor
AU - Mantoura, R. F.C.
AU - McClain, C. R.
PY - 1998/11/14
Y1 - 1998/11/14
N2 - This report documents the scientific activities on board the Royal Research Ship (RRS) James Clark Ross (JCR) during the fifth Atlantic Meridional Transect (AMT-5), 14 September to 17 October 1997. There are three objectives of the AMT Program. The first is to derive an improved understanding of the links between biogeochemical processes, biogenic gas exchange, air-sea interactions, and the effects on, and responses of, oceanic ecosystems to climate change. The second is to investigate the functional roles of biological particles and processes that influence ocean color in ecosystem dynamics. The Program relates directly to algorithm development and the validation of remotely-sensed observations of ocean color. Because the Sea-viewing Wide Field-of-view Sensor (SeaWiFS) instrument achieved operational status during the cruise (on 18 September), AMT-5 was designated the SeaWiFS Atlantic Characterization Experiment (SeaACE) and was the only major research cruise involved in the validation of SeaWiFS data during the first 100 days of operations. This third objective involved the near-real time reporting of in situ light and pigment observations to the SeaWiFS Project, so the performance of the satellite sensor could be determined.
AB - This report documents the scientific activities on board the Royal Research Ship (RRS) James Clark Ross (JCR) during the fifth Atlantic Meridional Transect (AMT-5), 14 September to 17 October 1997. There are three objectives of the AMT Program. The first is to derive an improved understanding of the links between biogeochemical processes, biogenic gas exchange, air-sea interactions, and the effects on, and responses of, oceanic ecosystems to climate change. The second is to investigate the functional roles of biological particles and processes that influence ocean color in ecosystem dynamics. The Program relates directly to algorithm development and the validation of remotely-sensed observations of ocean color. Because the Sea-viewing Wide Field-of-view Sensor (SeaWiFS) instrument achieved operational status during the cruise (on 18 September), AMT-5 was designated the SeaWiFS Atlantic Characterization Experiment (SeaACE) and was the only major research cruise involved in the validation of SeaWiFS data during the first 100 days of operations. This third objective involved the near-real time reporting of in situ light and pigment observations to the SeaWiFS Project, so the performance of the satellite sensor could be determined.
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M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:6744248642
SN - 1522-8789
SP - 1
EP - 113
JO - NASA Technical Memorandum - SeaWIFS Postlaunch Technical Report Series
JF - NASA Technical Memorandum - SeaWIFS Postlaunch Technical Report Series
IS - 2
ER -