Responsible persons:

 

Kadija Oubelkheir (kadija@obs-vlfr.fr) and Hervé Claustre (claustre@obs-vlfr.fr)

 

Laboratoire d'Océanographie de Villefranche, Quai de la Darse BP 08, 06238
Villefranche sur Mer - France

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Protocol

 

Between the 11th and 12th September, continuous measurements (6 Hz) of absorption [a(l )] and attenuation [c(l )] coefficients were conducted at nine wavelengths (412, 440, 488, 510, 532, 555, 630, 676, 715 nm), on Moroccan upwelling, using a flow-through in situ absorbance-attenuance meter (AC9, WETLabs) connected to the seawater inlet. As the measurements are referenced to pure (Milli-Q) water, the obtained absorption and attenuation coefficients exclude the contribution of water. Data were acquired using the WETview (WETLabs) software and averaged over 15-second intervals. Correction for in situ temperature and salinity effects on the optical properties of water is applied following the algorithm given by . Correction for incomplete recovery of scattered light in the ac9's absorption tube (for the ac9 without filter) was performed by subtracting the absorption coefficient at a reference wavelength (715 nm) from all other wavelengths ().

 

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Data               

 

Column 1: Date/Hour

Column 2: Latitude

Column 3: Longitude

Column 4 - 12: Absorption coefficient (9 wavelengths) (m^-1)

Column 13 - 21: Attenuation coefficient (9 wavelengths) (m^-1)

 

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References:

 

Claustre H., F. Fell, K. Oubelkheir, L. Prieur, A. Sciandra, B. Gentili and M. Babin. 2000. Continuous monitoring of surface optical properties across a geostrophic front: Biogeochemical inferences. Limnology and Oceanography. 45: 309-321.

 

Pegau W. S., G. Deric and J. R. V. Zaneveld. 1997. Absorption and attenuation of visible and near-infrared light in water: dependence on temperature and salinity. Applied Optics. 36: 6035-6046.

 

Zaneveld J. R. V., J. C. Kitchen and C. M. Moore. 1994. The scattering error correction of reflecting-tube absorption meters. Proc. SPIE, Ocean Optics XII. 2258: 44-55.