Journal of Tropical Oceanography ›› 2020, Vol. 39 ›› Issue (5): 71-83.doi: 10.11978/2019084CSTR: 32234.14.2019084

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Retrieval of diffuse attenuation coefficient in high frequency red tide area of the East China Sea based on buoy observation

ZHANG Yu1,2(), WANG Guifen3, XU Zhantang1(), Yang Yuezhong1,4, ZHOU Wen1, ZHENG Wendi1,2, ZENG Kai1,2, DENG Lin1,2   

  1. 1. State Key Laboratory of Tropical Oceanography (South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences), Guangzhou 510301, China
    2. University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
    3. College of Oceanography, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, China
    4. Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory, Guangzhou 511458, China
  • Received:2019-09-09 Revised:2019-12-11 Online:2020-09-10 Published:2020-01-15
  • Contact: Zhantang XU E-mail:yuzhang@scsio.ac.cn;xuzhantang@scsio.ac.cn
  • Supported by:
    National Natural Science Foundation of China(41576030);National Natural Science Foundation of China(41776044);National Natural Science Foundation of China(41776045);National Natural Science Foundation of China(41976172);Science and Technology Planning Project of Guangdong Province of China(201607020041);Key Special Project for Introduced Talents Team of Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory(Guangzhou)(GML2019ZD0305)

Abstract:

The optical data measured by a buoy, with long time series and high temporal resolution, can be reliably used for obtaining the rapidly changing diffuse attenuation coefficient (Kd). The biomass of phytoplankton and the concentration of suspended sediment vary widely in the high-incidence red tide area of the East China Sea, resulting in complex changes in optical properties. In this article, the spectrum data collected by a marine optical buoy from September 2013 to January 2014 were used to obtain the apparent optical characteristics of the sea area, then an empirical algorithm of Kd(490) was established based on the correlation between Kd(490) and remote sensing reflectance (Rrs(λ)), and compared with seven kinds of existing algorithms. The results indicated that Kd(λ) and Rrs(λ) present significant features of class Ⅱ water body spectrum, Kd(490) varies from 0.01 m-1 to 4.31 m-1, and the turbidity also varies greatly. According to the good correlation of Kd(490) and Rrs band ratio, a dual-band ratio empirical algorithm was established, taking Rrs(650) / Rrs(510) and Rrs(555) / Rrs(510) as independent variables. New algorithm is superior to the other seven algorithms, the root mean square error, absolute percentage difference and coefficient of correlation coefficient are 0.27 m -1, 27.08 % and 0.77, respectively, between the new algorithm inversion Kd(490) and the measured values. The improvement of the accuracy of the algorithm is due to the fact that the Rrs selected by the new algorithm can fully reflect water body information and adapt to the changes of water composition in this sea area. This study provides a better choice for the inversion of the high-incidence red tide area in the East China Sea, and an example for the application of marine optical buoy in water environment monitoring.

Key words: high-frequency red tide area of the East China Sea, marine optical buoy, diffuse attenuation coefficient, remote sensing reflectance, inversion algorithm of Kd(490)

CLC Number: 

  • P733.31