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27 Sep 2023
| OSR7 | Chapter 3.2
| 27 Sep 2023 | OSR7 | Chapter 3.2
Characterization of the organic vs. inorganic fraction of suspended particulate matter in coastal waters based on ocean color radiometry remote sensing
Hubert Loisel
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Université du Littoral Côte d’Opale, CNRS, Univ. Lille, IRD, UMR 8187 – LOG – Laboratoire d’Océanologie et de Géosciences, 62930 Wimereux, France
Lucile Duforêt-Gaurier
Université du Littoral Côte d’Opale, CNRS, Univ. Lille, IRD, UMR 8187 – LOG – Laboratoire d’Océanologie et de Géosciences, 62930 Wimereux, France
Trung Kien Tran
Université du Littoral Côte d’Opale, CNRS, Univ. Lille, IRD, UMR 8187 – LOG – Laboratoire d’Océanologie et de Géosciences, 62930 Wimereux, France
Daniel Schaffer Ferreira Jorge
Université du Littoral Côte d’Opale, CNRS, Univ. Lille, IRD, UMR 8187 – LOG – Laboratoire d’Océanologie et de Géosciences, 62930 Wimereux, France
François Steinmetz
HYGEOS, Euratechnologies, 165 avenue de Bretagne, 59000 Lille, France
Antoine Mangin
ACRI-ST, 260 Route du Pin Montard, 06904 Sophia-Antipolis, France
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ACRI-ST, 260 Route du Pin Montard, 06904 Sophia-Antipolis, France
Odile Hembise Fanton d'Andon
ACRI-ST, 260 Route du Pin Montard, 06904 Sophia-Antipolis, France
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In this paper, we will show how a proxy for particulate composition (PPC), classifying the suspended particulate matter into its organic, mineral, or mixed fractions, can be estimated from remote-sensing observations. The selected algorithm will then be applied to MERIS observations (2002–2012) over global coastal waters to discuss the significance of this new product. A specific focus will be on the English Channel and the southern North Sea.
In this paper, we will show how a proxy for particulate composition (PPC), classifying the...
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