Extraction of Photosynthesis Parameters from Time Series Measurements of In Situ Production: Bermuda Atlantic Time-Series Study
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Model of the Production Profile
2.2. Bermuda Atlantic Time-Series Study Data Set
3. Results
3.1. Determining the Attenuation Coefficient
3.2. Photosynthesis Parameters Extraction
3.3. Estimation of Watercolumn Production
3.4. Estimation of Growth Rates
3.5. Seasonal Cycle
3.6. Application to Remote Sensing
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Kovač, Ž.; Platt, T.; Sathyendranath, S.; Lomas, M.W. Extraction of Photosynthesis Parameters from Time Series Measurements of In Situ Production: Bermuda Atlantic Time-Series Study. Remote Sens. 2018, 10, 915. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs10060915
Kovač Ž, Platt T, Sathyendranath S, Lomas MW. Extraction of Photosynthesis Parameters from Time Series Measurements of In Situ Production: Bermuda Atlantic Time-Series Study. Remote Sensing. 2018; 10(6):915. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs10060915
Chicago/Turabian StyleKovač, Žarko, Trevor Platt, Shubha Sathyendranath, and Michael W. Lomas. 2018. "Extraction of Photosynthesis Parameters from Time Series Measurements of In Situ Production: Bermuda Atlantic Time-Series Study" Remote Sensing 10, no. 6: 915. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs10060915