Services
Field data Collection
Validation of ocean colour sensors onboard ESA satellites
Radiometric measurements (surface irradiance Es(λ), a subsurface radiance sensor Lu(λ) and four subsurface irradiance sensors Ed(z) attached at nominal depths (z) of 2, 4, 8, and 16 m the radiometer used for these measurements was a tethered attenuation coefficient chain sensor (TACCS) manufactured by Satlantic Inc.)
Atmospheric measurements (aerossol optical tickness, atmospheric pressure, water vapor measure with a Microtops II® Sunphotometer)
in situ water samples for (Chlorophyll a concentration, total suspended matter (TSM), and colour dissolved organic matter)
Physico-Chemical samples:
- Nutrients
- Chlorophyll a
- TSM
- Vertical profiles (CTD)
- Sea surface temperature (SST)
- Salinity
- SD
- Nutrients
- pH
- Oxygen concentration
Biological Samples:
- Phytoplankton sampling
- Lugol iodine
- Glutaraldehyde
- Plankton hauls
Laboratory Analysis:
- Chlorophyll a concentration by spectrophotometry
- Total suspended matter by gravimetry
- Colour dissolved organic matter (CDOM)
- Particle absorption (PABS)
- Nutrients
- Phytoplankton identification by microscopy
Remote Sensing Image Processing and data analysis for:
• Validation of ocean colour data products
• Create product maps of the ocean colour products
• Seasonal and interanual variability