title: Chlorophyll biomass in the global oceans: airborne lidar retrieval using fluorescence of both chlorophyll and chromophoric dissolved organic matter.
abstract: For three decades airborne laser-induced fluorescence has demonstrated value for chlorophyll biomass retrieval in wide-area oceanic field experiments, satellite validation, and algorithm development. A new chlorophyll biomass retrieval theory is developed using laser-induced and water Raman normalized fluorescence of both (a) chlorophyll and (b) chromophoric dissolved organic matter (CDOM). This airborne lidar retrieval theory is then independently confirmed by chlorophyll biomass obtained from concurrent (1) ship-cruise retrievals, (2) satellite inherent optical property (IOP) biomass retrievals, and (3) satellite standard band-ratio chlorophyll biomass retrievals. The new airborne lidar chlorophyll and CDOM fluorescence-based chlorophyll biomass retrieval is found to be more robust than prior lidar methods that used chlorophyll fluorescence only. Future research is recommended to further explain the underlying influence of CDOM on chlorophyll production.
authors.affiliation: NASA, Goddard Space Flight Center, Wallops Flight Facility, Wallops Island, Virginia 23337-0000, USA. frank.hoge@nasa.gov
authors.forename: Frank E
authors.initials: FE
authors.lastname: Hoge
authors.forename: Paul E
authors.initials: PE
authors.lastname: Lyon
authors.forename: C Wayne
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Wright
authors.forename: Robert N
authors.initials: RN
authors.lastname: Swift
authors.forename: James K
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Yungel
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D018533:Biomass; D002734:Chlorophyll / Q000032:analysis*; D004784:Environmental Monitoring / Q000379:methods*; D008163:Luminescent Measurements / Q000379:methods; D009792:Oceans and Seas; D009930:Organic Chemicals / Q000032:analysis; D010839:Phytoplankton / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000378:metabolism*; D018531:Spacecraft; D013050:Spectrometry, Fluorescence / Q000379:methods*; D014867:Water / Q000032:analysis*; D014871:Water Microbiology; D014876:Water Pollution / Q000032:analysis
chemical_list: D009930:Organic Chemicals; D014867:Water; D002734:Chlorophyll