Journal of Tropical Oceanography ›› 2012, Vol. 31 ›› Issue (6): 48-56.doi: 10.11978/j.issn.1009-5470.2012.06.008cstr: 32234.14.j.issn.1009-5470.2012.06.008

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Progress on ocean-color remote sensing of particulate organic carbon

WANG Gui-fen1, CAO Wen-xi1, YIN Jian-ping1,2, ZHOU Wen1, SUN Zhao-hua1,2, YANG Qian3   

  1. 1. State Key Laboratory of Tropical Oceanography (South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences), Guangzhou 510301, China; 2. Graduate University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100039, China; 3. Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Ocean Environment Monitoring Technology (Institute of Oceanographic Instrumentation, Shandong Academy of Sciences), Qingdao 266001, China
  • Received:2011-03-29 Revised:2012-02-02 Online:2012-12-01 Published:2013-02-06

Abstract: Particulate organic carbon (POC) is an important variable in studying carbon cycle in the ocean. Ocean-color remote sensing of POC provides a useful means for monitoring the variation of carbon cycle on a large scale. This paper is a review on the progress of ocean-color retrieval of POC from satellite data at home and abroad. A brief introduction was given first about sample collecting methods of POC and error analysis. Bio-optical relationships between POC and optical properties were then described in detail. Present ocean-color algorithms for retrieving POC were categorized and compared, and their applications in detecting multi-scale variability of marine ecosystem were summarized. Research perspectives on future study of POC retrieval from ocean color in China were proposed at last.

Key words: particulate organic carbon, satellite ocean color remote sensing

CLC Number: 

  • P733.3