Ocean colour validation activities at the Acqua Alta Oceanographic Tower in the northern Adriatic Sea |
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| Authors: | Giuseppe Zibordi Corresponding author Jean-François Berthon Barbara Bulgarelli Davide D'alimonte Dirk Van Der Linde Frederic Melin |
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| Affiliation: | Institute for Environment and Sustainability, Inland and Marine Water Unit , Joint Research Centre of the European Commission , Ispra, Italy |
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| Abstract: | The development and validation of ocean colour products require the availability of in situ atmospheric and marine data. Since 1995, the Coastal Atmosphere and Sea Time Series (CoASTS) Program ensures the collection of an in situ comprehensive set of measurements taken from an oceanographic tower in the northern Adriatic Sea. An example of a validation exercise is presented through the comparison of in situ and satellite-derived aerosol optical thickness at various wavelengths in the 443–865?nm spectral interval. |
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