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of CDOM as a Proxy for Carbon Flux from the Isla Vista Macrocys(s pyrifera (Kelp) Bed
Elizabeth Phillippi Professor: Raphael Kudela Mentor: Sherry Palacios
Image Credit: Ma.hew Meier

Some organic molecules absorb light The light they dont absorb is transmi.ed Reected wavelengths contribute to the color the water

CDOM has two degradaAon pathways light and microbes

Image Credit: Richard T. Barber

IdenAfy locaAon of CDOM QuanAfy the CDOM at a given point Observe the ux of Carbon Separate signal from other sources of DOM

Imagery Capture In Situ Data OpAcal Gradient of CDOM Build an Algorithm Apply the Algorithm

Photo Credit: Alex Popinga

 Brent Nicklas: Used with Permission

Special thanks to Jacey Wipf for sharing this image.

Image Credit: Leifer et al

Secchi Disk C-OPS CDOM!

Proles the Underwater light eld with depth Measures Down-welling irradiance and Up-welling radiance

Photo Credit: http://www.iopan.gda.pl/RSL/equipment.html

We have CDOM and C-OPS, which would you like first?

Well start with CDOM, Mr. Data.

Absorbance at x distance from the Center of the Bed

25.00

20.00

Absorbance Coefficient

15.00

R2 = .6744

10.00

5.00

0.00 0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7 Distance from Station 2

1.8

Lu (New) at variable distance from center of bed

1.6 (nm) 1.4

R2

412 0.9502 443 0.9233 490 0.9489 510 0.9614 665 0.2456

Lu from COPS and PRR

1.2

0.8

0.6

0.4

0.2

0 0 1 2 3 4 Distance from center of bed (km) 5 6 7

Raw

FLAASH

Geo-Referenced

Band 4/Band1 [Band 1 (Bands10 thru 6)]/Band 1

{[Band 1 (Bands10 thru 5)]/Band 1} Band 1

CDOM CDOM CDOM

Kelp Isla Vista

IdenAfy locaAon of CDOM QuanAfy the CDOM at a given point Observe the ux of Carbon Separate signal from other sources of DOM There are mulAple possible sources of CDOM
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Other Possible direcAons

ConcentraAon can be esAmated need more in situ data

Dr. Sherry Palacios (UC Santa Cruz) Dr. Raphael Kudela (UC Santa Cruz) Dr. Emily Schaller, NSERC Rick She.er, NSERC
The NASA Airborne Science Program NaAonal Suborbital EducaAon and Research Center (NSERC) Shane Grigsby, James Allen, Samantha Trumbo Jane Peterson and Eric Buzay, NSERC Roseanne Dominguez, Jeery Meyers, Dennis Gearhart, NASA Ames

Our wonderful ight crew on the P-3 Rick Pase.o

Are there any quesAons you mustache?