Optical water types of the Nordic Seas and adjacent areas

TY - JOUR

T1 - Optical water types of the Nordic Seas and adjacent areas

AU - Aas, Eyvind

AU - Højerslev, Niels Kristian

AU - Hokedal, Jo

AU - Sørensen, Kai

PY - 2013/4/8

Y1 - 2013/4/8

N2 - A new map of Jerlov's optical water types in the Nordic Seas and adjacent waters at 139 locations, as well as a table with statistical and geographical properties of the vertical attenuation coefficient of downward irradiance at 475 nm, are presented. The data analysis is based on 715 recordings at different stations, at latitudes between 54? and 82?N, and longitudes between 31?W and 49?E, obtained by different authors fromMay 1954 to August 2003. The results show that the Atlantic and Polar waters are typically of oceanic type II-III, although during algal blooms the optical conditions may change to coastal types 1, 3 and 5, which are also the most frequent types found in coastal areas.

AB - A new map of Jerlov's optical water types in the Nordic Seas and adjacent waters at 139 locations, as well as a table with statistical and geographical properties of the vertical attenuation coefficient of downward irradiance at 475 nm, are presented. The data analysis is based on 715 recordings at different stations, at latitudes between 54? and 82?N, and longitudes between 31?W and 49?E, obtained by different authors fromMay 1954 to August 2003. The results show that the Atlantic and Polar waters are typically of oceanic type II-III, although during algal blooms the optical conditions may change to coastal types 1, 3 and 5, which are also the most frequent types found in coastal areas.

U2 - 10.5697/oc.55-2.471

DO - 10.5697/oc.55-2.471

M3 - Journal article

SN - 0078-3234

VL - 55

SP - 471

EP - 482

JO - Oceanologia

JF - Oceanologia

IS - 2

ER -