Report of the working group on water color

Abstract

This report on water ‘color’ is divided into two parts: a summary of the formal and informal presentations made at the meeting, and a summary of the conclusions and recommendations reached during the working group meetings. The group's discussions were divided into four categories: inwater studies and algorithms, atmospheric effects and correction algorithms, design of the next generation of spacecraft sensors, and future projects. Naturally, most of the discussion concerned the Coastal Zone Color Scanner on Nimbus-G but discussion was not restricted to this sensor. There were few members of the working group specializing in sediment studies; this is reflected in the fact that the major portion of the report deals with the remote determination of phytoplankton pigments.