Evaluation of ocean color algorithms in the southeastern Beaufort Sea, Canadian Arctic: New parameterization using SeaWiFS, MODIS, and MERIS spectral bands

With the increasing interest for Arctic Ocean resources and faced with its sensitivity to climate change, it is important to accurately monitor the chlorophyll-a (Chla) concentration that is a key indicator of phytoplankton biomass and marine productivity. The performances of three operational algorithms (OC4v6, OC3Mv6, OC4Mev6), two Arctic adapted algorithms (OC4L, OC4P), and one semi-analytical (GSM01) algorithm to estimate Chla were evaluated...