Details of Award
NERC Reference : NER/A/S/2000/01379
Factors determining the magnitude of solar stimulated fluorescence peaks in water-leaving radiance spectra from shelf seas.
Grant Award
- Principal Investigator:
- Professor A Cunningham, Scottish Association For Marine Science, Dunstaffnage Marine Laboratory
- Co-Investigator:
- Dr K Jones, Scottish Association For Marine Science, Dunstaffnage Marine Laboratory
- Science Area:
- Marine
- Overall Classification:
- Marine
- ENRIs:
- Environmental Risks and Hazards
- Pollution and Waste
- Natural Resource Management
- Global Change
- Science Topics:
- Radiative Processes & Effects
- Ecosystem Scale Processes
- Climate & Climate Change
- Abstract:
- Solar stimulated chlorophyll a fluorescence appears as a distinct peak at 685 nm in water leaving radiance spectra. This signal is detectable by the latest generation of satellite ocean colour sensors, and may provide valuable input to algorithms for the remote sensing of phytoplankton abundance in optically complex Case 2 waters. However the magnitude of the fluorescence peak generated by a given chlorophyll concentration varies according to the optical properties of the water column and the taxonomic and physiological characteristics of the phytoplankton cells. We propose to quantify the optical and physiological mechanisms leading to this variation by undertaking a program of direct measurements and radiative transfer modelling in northern European shelf seas.
- Period of Award:
- 3 Jan 2002 - 2 Jul 2005
- Value:
- £26,872 Split Award
Authorised funds only
- NERC Reference:
- NER/A/S/2000/01379
- Grant Stage:
- Completed
- Scheme:
- Standard Grants Pre FEC
- Grant Status:
- Closed
- Programme:
- Standard Grant
This grant award has a total value of £26,872
FDAB - Financial Details (Award breakdown by headings)
| Total - Staff | Total - Other Costs | Total - Indirect Costs |
|---|---|---|
| £9,607 | £12,847 | £4,420 |
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