Table 1.

Summary of symbols, their definitions, and their dimensions.

Symbol	Definition	Dimensions
	Basic parameters
$R_{\text{rs}(\text{DOS})}$	Remote sensing reflectance from DOS atmospheric correction	sr−1
$R_{\text{rs}(\text{ELH})}$	Remote sensing reflectance from ELH atmospheric correction	sr−1
$E_{\text{d}}(\lambda )$	Spectral downwelling irradiance	W m−2
$E_{\text{u}}(\lambda )$	Spectral upwelling irradiance	W m−2
$L_{\text{u}}(\lambda )$	Spectral upwelling radiance	W m−2 sr−1 nm−1
$L_{\text{w}}(\lambda )$	Spectral water-leaving radiance	W m−2 sr−1 nm−1
$z_{\text{b}}$	Depth of water column from digital elevation map	m
$z$	Depth of the water column corrected for canopy height and tidal state	m
LAI	Leaf area index	m2 leaf m−2 ground
${\text{AGC}}_{\text{seagrass}}$	Above-ground seagrass carbon	g
	Inherent optical properties of the water column (IOPs)
$a_{\text{p}}$	Absorption by particulate material (algal + sediment + detritus)	m−1
$a_{\text{n}}$	Absorption by non-pigmented particulate material	m−1
$a_{\text{g}}$	Absorption by CDOM	m−1
$a_{\text{pg}}$	Absorption by particulate and CDOM	m−1
$b_{\text{p}}$	Scattering by particulate material	m−1
$b_{\text{bp}}$	Backscattering by particulate material	m−1
$c_{\text{pg}}$	Beam attenuation coefficient	m−1
	Apparent optical properties of the water column (AOPs)
$K_{\text{d}}(\lambda )$	Spectral downwelling diffuse water column attenuation coefficient	m−1
$K_{\text{Lu}}(\lambda )$	Spectral upwelling diffuse attenuation coefficient	m−1
$R_{\text{b}}(\lambda )$	Spectral benthic reflectance	dimensionless