Global ocean phytoplankton biomass (C-phyto) and total particulate organic carbon (POC) stocks have largely been characterized from space using passive ocean color measurements. A space-based light detection and ranging (lidar) system can provide valuable complementary observations for C-phyto and POC assessments, with benefits including day-night sampling, observations through absorbing aerosols...
During the Tropical Composition, Clouds and Climate Coupling (TC4) experiment
that occurred in July and August of 2007, extensive sampling of active convection in the
ITCZ region near Central America was performed from multiple aircraft and satellite
sensors. As part of a sampling strategy designed to study cloud processes, the...