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Technical Memoranda

SeaWiFS Technical Memoranda Series

• Post-launch Series
• Pre-launch Series
  
  

SIMBIOS Program Documents

• SIMBIOS Program Documents
  Year end reports, Technical Memoranda, Presentation material
  
  
• Ocean Optics Protocols for Satellite Ocean Color Sensor Validation (pdf)
  • Volume I (729kB)
  • Volume II (1.4MB)
  • Volume III (1.1MB)
  • Volume IV (1.3MB)
    • Volume IV, Errata (19kB)
  • Volume V (942kB)
  • Volume VI (5.3MB)
  • Volume VI, Part 2 (971kB)

Miscellaneous

• Validation information : Marine Optical Buoy (MOBY)
  
  
• The SeaWiFS Bio-optical Archive and Storage System (SeaBASS): Current Architecture and Implementation
  (pdf 2.3MB)
  
  
• The SeaWiFS Bio-Optical Algorithm (SeaBAM) - January 1997
  
• The Second SeaWiFS HPLC Analysis Round-Robin Experiment (SeaHARRE-2) (1.5MB PDF)
• A Comprehensive Plan for the Long-Term Calibration and Validation of Oceanic Biogeochemical Satellite Data (2.4MB PDF)
  
• Advance Planning (authorization required)
• An Advance Plan for NASA's Ocean Biology and Biogeochemistry Research (2MB PDF)
• Carbon Cycle & Ecosystems Roadmap

CHORS HPLC Processing Issue

• Executive Summary and SeaHARRE Results (11MB PDF)
• The Nonlinearity of the Thermo UV6000 Detector (2.4MB PDF)
• A Parametric Correction Scheme for Anomalous HPLC Results (3MB PDF)
• HPLC Uncertainties: A Case Study for Establishing Guidelines and Review Procedures for Essential Climate-quality Data Record (CDR) Analyses (2.4MB PDF)
• CHORS HPLC Uncertainties: Final Report (823KB PDF)