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SeaPRISM
SeaWiFS Photometer Revision for Incident Surface Measurements

The Sea-Viewing Wide Field-of-View Sensor (SeaWiFS) Photometer Revision for Incident Surface Measurements (SeaPRISM) is a surface-based photometer. It supports the marine component of the AERONET network called AERONET-Ocean Color (AERONET-OC). It is a CIMEL Electronique automated sun photometer modified to measure sky- and sea-radiance. These measurements can be used to determine the chlorophyll-ɑ concentration or ocean color. SeaPRISM operates across the 412 to 1020 nm spectral range and has a data acquisition rate of 1 Hz.

Image of an AERONET-OC SeaPRISM photometer
NASA's DC-8 flying laboratory passes Antarctica's tallest peak, Mount Vinson, on Oct. 22, 2012, during a flight over the continent to measure changes in the massive ice sheet and sea ice. Credit: NASA/Michael Studinger (Photography courtesy NASA Images)

Instrument Details

Optical/Photon
Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Radiation > Solar Irradiance
Earth Science > Oceans > Ocean Optics > Radiance
Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Radiation
Earth Science > Oceans > Ocean Optics > Ocean Color
Earth Science > Oceans > Ocean Optics
Sea/Ocean/Water Surface, Land Surface
1 Hz
Variable
293.9-727.7 THz
https://doi.org/10.1175/2009JTECHO654.1External Link
  • Giuseppe Zibordi

  • Giuseppe Zibordi

  • CIMEL Electronique

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