Global Synthesis of POC using Satellite Data Calibrated with Transmissometer and POC Data from JGOFS/WOCE

在这个项目中，德克萨斯A M大学的研究人员将分析美国联合全球海洋通量研究（U.S.JGOFS）和世界海洋环流实验期间近40次航行的光学数据，以编制一个颗粒有机碳测量的计算机数据库。 这些数据将提供给科学界，用于模拟海洋碳循环的各个方面，并评估现有海洋碳模型的产出。 研究小组还计划将这些数据与通过地球观测卫星获得的反向散射数据进行比较，以便利用卫星观测对海洋中的颗粒有机碳场进行全球评估。

ABSTRACTOCE-9986762In this project investigators at Texas A & M University will analyze optical data from almost forty cruises made during the U.S. Joint Global Ocean Flux Study (U.S.JGOFS) and the World Ocean Circulation Experiment to compile a computerized database of particulate organic carbon measurements. These data will be made available to the scientific community for the purpose of modeling various aspects of the ocean carbon cycle and for evaluating the output of existing ocean carbon models. The research team also plans to compare these data with backscattering data obtained via earth-observing satellites in order to produce a global assessment of the particulate organic carbon field in the ocean using satellite observations.