Passive ocean color remote sensing has revolutionized our ability to quantify the horizontal
distribution of phytoplankton across the ocean surface. Lidar technology can provide …

Oceanographic lidar can provide remote estimates of the vertical distribution of suspended
particles in natural waters, potentially revolutionizing our ability to characterize marine …

Lidar techniques present a distinctive ability to resolve vertical structure of optical properties
within the upper water column at both day-and night-time. However, accuracy challenges …

Airborne high spectral resolution lidar (HSRL) measurements of ocean particulate
backscatter (b bp) offer dramatic improvements in spatiotemporal coverage over in situ …

Oceanographic lidar profiles measured in an aerial survey were compared with in situ
measurements of water optical properties made from a surface vessel. Experimental data …

Passive ocean color images have provided a sustained synoptic view of the distribution of
ocean optical properties and color and biogeochemical parameters for the past 20-plus …

In shallow nearshore waters, seafloor heights and properties can be accurately measured
by the current generation of space-based elastic backscatter lidars: CALIOP, flying aboard …

Satellite passive ocean color instruments have provided an unbroken∼ 20-year record of
global ocean plankton properties, but this measurement approach has inherent limitations in …

Passive ocean observing sensors are unable to detect subsurface structure in ocean
properties, resulting in errors in water column integrated phytoplankton biomass and net …

Ocean water column information profiles are essential for ocean research. Currently, water
column profiles are typically obtained by ocean lidar instruments, including spaceborne …