Light absorption coefficients by phytoplankton pigments, suspended particles, and colored dissolved organic matter in the Crimea coastal water (the Black sea) in June 2016

N. Moiseeva; T. Churilova; T. Efimova; O. Krivenko; A. Latushkin

doi:10.1117/12.2288351

30 November 2017 Light absorption coefficients by phytoplankton pigments, suspended particles, and colored dissolved organic matter in the Crimea coastal water (the Black sea) in June 2016

N. Moiseeva, T. Churilova, T. Efimova, O. Krivenko, A. Latushkin

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Proceedings Volume 10466, 23rd International Symposium on Atmospheric and Ocean Optics: Atmospheric Physics; 104664C (2017) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2288351
Event: XXIII International Symposium, Atmospheric and Ocean Optics, Atmospheric Physics, 2017, Irkutsk, Russian Federation

Abstract

Variability of the bio-optical properties of the Crimean coastal waters in June 2016 has been analyzed. The type of vertical distribution chlorophyll a concentration and phytoplankton light absorption coefficients and spectra shape differed between shallow and deeper water. In the deeper water seasonal stratification divided euphotic zone into layers with different environmental conditions. In the deeper part of the euphotic zone (below the thermocline) phytoplankton absorption spectra had local maximum at ~ 550 nm, which was likely to be associated with high abundance of cyanobacteria (Synechococcus sps.) in the phytoplankton community. The concentration of chlorophyll a specific light absorption coefficient of phytoplankton decreased with depth (especially pronounced in the blue domain of the spectrum). In the shallow water the vertical distributions of all absorption properties were relatively homogeneous due to vertical water mixing. In the shallow water non-algal particles light absorption coefficient and its contribution to total particulate absorption were higher than those in the deeper water. The non-algal particles (NAP) and colored dissolved organic matter (CDOM) light absorption spectra were well described by an exponential function with a slope averaging 0.010 nm^-1 (SD = 0.001 nm^-1) and 0.022 nm^-1 (SD = 0.0060 nm^-1), correspondingly. The CDOM absorption at 440 nm and slope coefficient varied significantly across the investigated area, which was possibly associated with the terrestrial influences. The assessment of the contribution of phytoplankton, NAP and CDOM to total light absorption showed that CDOM dominated in the absorption at 440 nm.

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N. Moiseeva, T. Churilova, T. Efimova, O. Krivenko, and A. Latushkin "Light absorption coefficients by phytoplankton pigments, suspended particles, and colored dissolved organic matter in the Crimea coastal water (the Black sea) in June 2016", Proc. SPIE 10466, 23rd International Symposium on Atmospheric and Ocean Optics: Atmospheric Physics, 104664C (30 November 2017); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2288351

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