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10-27

OCE PI briefing

Chlorophyll pigment absorb blue light (this is how its detected), & by implication + extrapolation can get phytoplankton content (1st link in ocean food chain), & help fishing industry.

CHLOROPHYLL [arrow points to] PHOTOSYNTHESIS

Photosynthesis [arrow points down to] Support phytoplankton

OCE is predecessor of NOSS, & is one of the 4 ocean sensors that will fly on that satellite in 1986.

1. Look for phytoplankton by looking for chlorophyll. Expect this in "upwellings".

Purpose of OCE is to [[underline]]verify[[/underline]] that this works. (Ground truth scheduled.)

OCE scanner built for U2, flown many times since 1973. 8 channels,from IR [for calibration] to blue 

2. use chlorophyll as tracers for ocean dynamics.