DOWNWELLING DIFFUSE ATTENUATION COEFFICIENTS FROM IN SITU MEASUREMENTS OF DIFFERENT WATER TYPES

Authors

  • Bisman Nababan Department of Marine Science and Technology, Faculty of Fisheries and Marine Science, Bogor Agricultural University
  • Veronica S.A. Louhenapessy Department of Marine Science and Technology, Faculty of Fisheries and Marine Science, Bogor Agricultural University
  • Risti E. Arhatin Department of Marine Science and Technology, Faculty of Fisheries and Marine Science, Bogor Agricultural University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.30536/j.ijreses.2013.v10.a1851

Keywords:

Ed, Kd, euphotic zone, one optical depth, NEGOM

Abstract

Process of light reduction or loss (attenuation) by scattering and absorption is affected by
solar zenith, time, depth, and seawater constituents. Downwelling diffuse attenuation coefficient (Kd)
is important to understand for light penetration and biological processes in ocean ecosystem. It is,
therefore, important to know the Kd value and its variability in ocean ecosystem. The objective of this
study was to determine downwelling diffuse attenuation coefficients and its variability form in situ
measurements of different water types. In situ downwelling irradiances (Ed) were measured using a
submersible marine environmental radiometer instrument (MER) during a clear sky, calm water
condition, and at the time range of 10:30 a.m. up to 14:00 p.m. local time in the northeastern Gulf of
Mexico in April 2000. In general, Ed values decreases exponentially with depth. Ed at 380 nm
exhibited the lowest attenuation (the most penetrative light), while Ed at 683 nm exhibited the highest
attenuation (the most light loss at the top of water column). Overall, the Kd patterns tended to decrease
from 380 nm to 490 nm (blue-green wavelength), and increase from 490 nm to 683 nm (green-red
wavelength). Kd values in offshore region were relatively lower than in coastal region. Kd can be used
to determine the depth of euphotic zone in offshore or teh case-1 water type and the depth of one
optical depth (the water column depth where the ocean color satellite can possibly sense).

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2025-11-26

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Vol. 10 No. 2 (2013)

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