Laboratory measurements of remote sensing reflectance of selected phytoplankton species from the Baltic Sea
Journal article, 2018

Results of unique laboratory measurements of remote sensing reflectance (Rrs) of several phytoplankton species typically occurring in high abundances in the Baltic Sea waters are presented. Reflectance spectra for diatoms: Cyclotella meneghiniana and Skeletonema marinoi and cyanobacteria: Dolichospermum sp., Nodularia spumigena and Synechococcus sp. were analysed in terms of assessment of their characteristic features and the differences between them. These species contain similar pigments, which results in general similarities of reflectance spectra, i.e. decrease of reflectance magnitude in the blue and red spectrum regions. However, hyper-spectral resolution of optical measurements let us find differences between optical signatures of diatoms and cyanobacteria groups and between species belonging to one group as well. These differences are reflected in location of local maxima and minima in the reflectance spectrum and changes in relative height of characteristic peaks with changes of phytoplankton concentration. Wide ranges of phytoplankton concentrations were analysed in order to show the persistence of Rrscharacteristic features. The picoplankton species, Synechococcus sp. show the most distinct optical signature, which let to distinguish separate cluster in hierarchical cluster analysis (HCA). The results can be used to calibrate input data into radiative transfer model, e.g. phase function or to validate modelled Rrsspectra.

Remote sensing reflectance

Laboratory measurements

Phytoplankton monoculture

Author

Maciej Soja

University of Gdańsk

Chalmers, Space, Earth and Environment, Microwave and Optical Remote Sensing

Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)

M. Darecki

Polish Academy of Sciences

Bozena Wojtasiewicz

University of Gdańsk

Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)

K. M. Bradtke

University of Gdańsk

Oceanologia

0078-3234 (ISSN) 23007370 (eISSN)

Vol. 60 1 86-96

Subject Categories

Meteorology and Atmospheric Sciences

Ecology

Oceanography, Hydrology, Water Resources

DOI

10.1016/j.oceano.2017.08.001

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