A comparison of satellite and cruise chlorophyll-a measurements in the Scotia Sea, Antarctica

Fleming, A.H. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0143-4527; Korb, R.E.. 2004 A comparison of satellite and cruise chlorophyll-a measurements in the Scotia Sea, Antarctica. In: 2004 International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium proceedings. Science for society: exploring and managing a changing planet, Anchorage, Alaska, September 2004. IEEE Press.

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We compared both SeaWiFS (Sea-viewing Wide Field-of-View Sensor) and MODIS (Moderate-resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer) chlorophyll-a (chl-a) measurements with simultaneous ship based data obtained during a 2003 British Antarctic Survey (BAS) research cruise. This cruise provided in situ data from a large area of the Scotia Sea containing areas of extreme contrasts in terms of chl-a concentration. We present the results of correlation analysis between the in situ ship based chl-a measurements and the satellite chl-a products (SeaWiFS, and from MODIS the semi-analytic, SeaWiFS analog OC3M, HPLC empirical algorithms). The results confirm the good correlation between SeaWiFS and in situ chl-a measurements. The results indicate Terra MODIS chl-a measurements show reduced correlation to in situ values when compared to SeaWiFS. In addition, we compared chl-a averages from the various algorithms, over wider geographical regions of greater ecological relevance than point measurements. Over an area of 3° × 3°, SeaWiFS estimates could be as much as 2 times higher than estimates from MODIS.

Item Type:	Publication - Conference Item (Paper)
Programmes:	BAS Programmes > Administration
Date made live:	17 Jan 2012 10:17 +0 (UTC)
URI:	https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/16382

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