Continuous spectral absorption, scattering, and backscattering measurements were collected in a tropical Australian coastal system. The Australian Ocean Data Network published this dataset, which captures dry-season variability across tidal phases and an estuary-coast-ocean continuum. Particle scattering decreased by two orders of magnitude from estuary to bay, highlighting the system's dynamic optical environment.
Use Cases
- Developing spatially and temporally adjusted remote sensing algorithms based on measured inherent optical property variability.
- Analyzing biogeochemical dynamics based on concentrations of phytoplankton pigments and suspended matter.
- Studying the effect of semidiurnal tides on optical properties based on tidal-phase sampling.
- Modeling water component characteristics based on spectral absorption coefficients of phytoplankton, nonalgal particles, and colored dissolved organic matter.
Strengths
- Includes continuous measurements of spectral absorption, scattering, and backscattering coefficients.
- Captures variability across short spatial and temporal scales, including tidal phases.
- Data spans an estuary-coast-ocean continuum in tropical Australia.
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- Data may reflect geographic and temporal bias inherent to the dry-season sampling period.
Provenance
- Source
- Australian Ocean Data Network
- Collection Method
- Sampling of biogeochemical and inherent optical properties in the near-surface layer during the dry season.
- Time Range
- Dry season (specific dates unknown)
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-05-05 05:10:01.264754; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- Fitzroy Estuary and Keppel Bay system, tropical Australia