Bio-optical variability in multiple water masses across a tropical shelf: Implications for ocean colour remote sensing models
2019
Abstract Development and implementation of
region specificocean colour remote sensing models in the tropical Kimberley Marine Region (KMR) is limited due to lack
bio-optical knowledge from this remote ecosystem. To address this knowledge gap and to offer
bio-optical parametrisation for ocean colour models, we analysed a
bio-optical dataset collected during April–May 2010. Results from our
bio-optical analysis shows, (1) the presence of multiple
water massesas generated by regional oceanographic processes, (2) biogeochemical properties of particulate and dissolved substances to change between different
water masses, (3)
bio-optical properties to vary between the observed
water massesand finally (4) comparison of
bio-optical properties showed the limitations in the extrapolation of optical models from other regions. To improve the validity and accuracy of ocean colour remote sensing models used, the
bio-optical parametrisation presented in this study for different
water massesshould be used in the KMR.
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