The Relationship between Quantum Yield, Particle Absorption and Primary Production in California Coastal Waters

尽管进行了几十年的研究，但人们对海洋生物生产的规模和可变性知之甚少。这是因为直到最近，这些测量都依赖于从船舶上进行的离散采样的孵化实验。（从飞机或卫星）遥感海洋特性的出现，有可能大大提高我们对海洋生物生产力的估计。这项工作将直接测量海洋表面浮游植物（植物）的特性，并与遥感光学测量相结合。这项工作将在南加州的一个生物动态区域进行，并将大大提高通过远程测量预测海洋生产力的能力。

Despite several decades of research, the magnitude and variability of biological production in the sea is poorly known. This is because until recently these measurements relied on incubation experiments done on discrete sampling from ships. The advent of remote sensing (from airplanes or satellites) of ocean properties, has the potential to greatly improve our estimates of marine biological productivity. This work will make direct measurements of surface ocean phytoplankton (plant) characteristics coupled to remotely sensed optical measurements. The work will be done in a biologically dynamic region off southern California and should result in a significantly enhanced capability to predict ocean productivity from remote measurements.