Glossary of abbreviations and terms
| a |
spectral absorption coefficient (m-1) |
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| adg |
spectral absorption coefficient for non-phytoplankton particles + dissolved material (m-1) |
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| aph |
spectral scattering coefficient for phytoplankton (m-1) |
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| aw |
spectral absorption coefficient for water (m-1) |
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| b |
spectral scattering coefficient (m-1) |
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| bb |
spectral backscattering coefficient (m-1) |
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| bp |
spectral scattering coefficient for particles (m-1) |
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| bw |
spectral scattering coefficient for water (m-1) |
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| bbp |
spectral backscattering coefficient for particles (m-1) |
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| bbw |
spectral backscattering coefficient for water (m-1) |
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| chl |
concentration of phytoplankton pigment chlorophyll-a (mg m-3) |
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| &eta |
spectral ratio of bw to b |
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| f |
dimensionless term that varies with composition of water body, sea state, and illumination conditions |
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| G88 |
Gordon et al. (1988) |
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| Kd |
spectral downwelling diffuse attenuation coefficient (m-1) |
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| L-M |
Levenberg-Marquardt |
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| &muw |
cosine of refracted solar beam angle just below the surface |
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| n |
spectral slope of bbp |
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| Q |
spectral ratio of upwelling irradiance (Eu) to upwelling radiance at nadir (Lu) (sr) |
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| &real |
surface interface term |
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| &rhow |
spectral water-leaving reflectance |
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| Rrs |
spectral remote-sensing reflectance (sr-1) |
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| S |
spectral slope of adg |
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| Sf |
size fraction of small and large phytoplankton cells (0 to 1) |
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| solz |
solar zenith angle |
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| &lambda |
wavelength (nm) |
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| &lambdar |
reference wavelength (nm) |
