Wen-xi CAO, Zhao-hua SUN, Cai LI, et al. In situ measurement of phytoplankton size class[J]. Optics and precision engineering, 2018, 26(4): 764-770.
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Wen-xi CAO, Zhao-hua SUN, Cai LI, et al. In situ measurement of phytoplankton size class[J]. Optics and precision engineering, 2018, 26(4): 764-770. DOI: 10.3788/OPE.20182604.0764.
Size-fractionated filtration is a common approach for measuring phytoplankton size classes in marine observation. However
this approach is time-consuming and unsuitable for analysis of a large number of samples in profiling measurement. In this paper
an in situ measurement system was developed for retrieving the phytoplankton size classes using light absorption coefficient of seawater. The hardware system of this instrument consists of a light system
optical windows
sample cell
fiber optic cable
mini-spectrometers
and a data collection and control system. Based on the genetic algorithm
the measured absorption coefficients were transformed to phytoplankton size class. Experiments have been carried out in situ in the northern South China Sea. The results prove that the instrument can be used to measure and analyze phytoplankton size class in up to 300 m seawater depth with an vertical interval of 1 m. This system is especially suitable for analyzing the variability of phytoplankton size class in 50 to 80 m seawater depth
which is commonly called the maximum chlorophyll depth in open ocean. The instrument could be used for ocean profiling measurement of phytoplankton size classes
which exhibits favorable future application prospects in marine observation.
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