Earth System Science Data (Jun 2016)
A compilation of global bio-optical in situ data for ocean-colour satellite applications
- A. Valente,
- S. Sathyendranath,
- V. Brotas,
- S. Groom,
- M. Grant,
- M. Taberner,
- D. Antoine,
- R. Arnone,
- W. M. Balch,
- K. Barker,
- R. Barlow,
- S. Bélanger,
- J.-F. Berthon,
- Ş. Beşiktepe,
- V. Brando,
- E. Canuti,
- F. Chavez,
- H. Claustre,
- R. Crout,
- R. Frouin,
- C. García-Soto,
- S. W. Gibb,
- R. Gould,
- S. Hooker,
- M. Kahru,
- H. Klein,
- S. Kratzer,
- H. Loisel,
- D. McKee,
- B. G. Mitchell,
- T. Moisan,
- F. Muller-Karger,
- L. O'Dowd,
- M. Ondrusek,
- A. J. Poulton,
- M. Repecaud,
- T. Smyth,
- H. M. Sosik,
- M. Twardowski,
- K. Voss,
- J. Werdell,
- M. Wernand,
- G. Zibordi
Affiliations
- A. Valente
- Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre (MARE), University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal
- S. Sathyendranath
- Plymouth Marine Laboratory, Plymouth, PL1 3DH, UK
- V. Brotas
- Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre (MARE), University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal
- S. Groom
- Plymouth Marine Laboratory, Plymouth, PL1 3DH, UK
- M. Grant
- Plymouth Marine Laboratory, Plymouth, PL1 3DH, UK
- M. Taberner
- EUMETSAT, Eumetsat-Allee 1, 64295 Darmstadt, Germany
- D. Antoine
- Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Univ. Paris 06, CNRS, Laboratoire d'Océanographie de Villefranche, Villefranche-sur-mer, 06238, France
- R. Arnone
- University of Southern Mississippi, Stennis Space Center, Kiln, MS, USA
- W. M. Balch
- Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences, East Boothbay, ME, USA
- K. Barker
- ARGANS Ltd, Plymouth, UK
- R. Barlow
- Bayworld Centre for Research and Education, Cape Town, South Africa
- S. Bélanger
- Département de biologie, chimie et géographie, Université du Québec à Rimouski, Rimouski (Québec), Canada
- J.-F. Berthon
- European Commission, Joint Research Centre, Ispra, Italy
- Ş. Beşiktepe
- Institute of Marine Science and Technology, Dokuz Eylul University, Izmir, Turkey
- V. Brando
- CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere, Canberra, Australia
- E. Canuti
- European Commission, Joint Research Centre, Ispra, Italy
- F. Chavez
- Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, Moss Landing, CA, USA
- H. Claustre
- Laboratoire d'Océanographie de Villefranche (LOV), Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Univ Paris 06, INSU-CNRS, 181 Chemin du Lazaret, 06230 Villefranche-sur-Mer, France
- R. Crout
- Naval Research Laboratory, Stennis Space Center, Kiln, MS, USA
- R. Frouin
- Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego, CA, USA
- C. García-Soto
- Spanish Institute of Oceanography (IEO), Corazón de María 8, 28002 Madrid, Spain
- S. W. Gibb
- Environmental Research Institute, North Highland College, University of the Highlands and Islands, Thurso, Scotland, UK
- R. Gould
- Naval Research Laboratory, Stennis Space Center, Kiln, MS, USA
- S. Hooker
- NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland, USA
- M. Kahru
- Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego, CA, USA
- H. Klein
- Operational Oceanography Group, Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency, Hamburg, Germany
- S. Kratzer
- Department of Ecology, Environment and Plant Sciences, Frescati Backe, Stockholm University, 106 91 Stockholm, Sweden
- H. Loisel
- Laboratoire d'Océanologie et de Géosciences, Université du Littoral – Côte d'Opale, Maison de la Recherche en Environnement Naturel, Wimereux, France
- D. McKee
- Physics Department, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow G4 0NG, Scotland, UK
- B. G. Mitchell
- Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego, CA, USA
- T. Moisan
- NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Wallops Flight Facility, Wallops Island, VA, USA
- F. Muller-Karger
- Institute for Marine Remote Sensing/ImaRS, College of Marine Science, University of South Florida, St. Petersburg, FL, USA
- L. O'Dowd
- Fisheries and Ecosystem Advisory Services, Marine Institute, Rinville, Oranmore, Galway, Ireland
- M. Ondrusek
- NOAA/NESDIS/STAR/SOCD, College Park, MD, USA
- A. J. Poulton
- Ocean Biogeochemistry and Ecosystems, National Oceanography Centre, Waterfront Campus, Southampton, UK
- M. Repecaud
- IFREMER Centre de Brest, Plouzane, France
- T. Smyth
- Plymouth Marine Laboratory, Plymouth, PL1 3DH, UK
- H. M. Sosik
- Biology Department, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, MA, USA
- M. Twardowski
- Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute, Fort Pierce, FL, USA
- K. Voss
- Physics Department, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL, USA
- J. Werdell
- NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland, USA
- M. Wernand
- Physical Oceanography, Marine Optics & Remote Sensing, Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research, Texel, Netherlands
- G. Zibordi
- European Commission, Joint Research Centre, Ispra, Italy
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-8-235-2016
- Journal volume & issue
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Vol. 8,
no. 1
pp. 235 – 252
Abstract
A compiled set of in situ data is important to evaluate the quality of ocean-colour satellite-data records. Here we describe the data compiled for the validation of the ocean-colour products from the ESA Ocean Colour Climate Change Initiative (OC-CCI). The data were acquired from several sources (MOBY, BOUSSOLE, AERONET-OC, SeaBASS, NOMAD, MERMAID, AMT, ICES, HOT, GeP&CO), span between 1997 and 2012, and have a global distribution. Observations of the following variables were compiled: spectral remote-sensing reflectances, concentrations of chlorophyll a, spectral inherent optical properties and spectral diffuse attenuation coefficients. The data were from multi-project archives acquired via the open internet services or from individual projects, acquired directly from data providers. Methodologies were implemented for homogenisation, quality control and merging of all data. No changes were made to the original data, other than averaging of observations that were close in time and space, elimination of some points after quality control and conversion to a standard format. The final result is a merged table designed for validation of satellite-derived ocean-colour products and available in text format. Metadata of each in situ measurement (original source, cruise or experiment, principal investigator) were preserved throughout the work and made available in the final table. Using all the data in a validation exercise increases the number of matchups and enhances the representativeness of different marine regimes. By making available the metadata, it is also possible to analyse each set of data separately. The compiled data are available at doi:10.1594/PANGAEA.854832 (Valente et al., 2015).
