Science. 1988 Sep 23;241(4873):1613-20. doi: 10.1126/science.241.4873.1613.
Satellites provide the only avenue by which marine primary production can be studied at ocean-basin scales. With maps of chlorophyll distribution derived from remotely sensed data on ocean color as input, deduction of a suitable algorithm for primary production is a problem in applied plant physiology. An algorithm is proposed that combines a spectral and angular model of submarine light with a model of the spectral response of algal photosynthesis. To apply the algorithm at large horizontal scale, a dynamic biogeography is needed for the physiological rate parameters and the biological structure of the water column. Fieldwork to obtain this type of data should be undertaken so that the use of satellite data in modern biological oceanography may be optimized.
卫星提供了在海洋盆地尺度上研究海洋初级生产力的唯一途径。利用海洋颜色遥感数据得出的叶绿素分布图作为输入，推导出适用于初级生产力的算法是应用植物生理学中的一个问题。提出了一种算法，该算法将水下光线的光谱和角度模型与藻类光合作用的光谱响应模型相结合。为了在大水平尺度上应用该算法，需要对生理速率参数和水柱的生物结构进行动态生物地理学研究。应该开展实地工作来获取此类数据，以便在现代生物海洋学中优化卫星数据的使用。
