Table 4.
Comparison of spectral particulate backscatter coefficient normalized to chlorophyll-a concentration (bbp*) from this study with literature values listed by taxonomic group.
| Taxon | bbp*(440) (m2 mg Chl-a−1) 1 | bbp*(440) (m2 mg Chl-a−1) HS6 2 | bbp*(440) (m2 mg Chl-a−1) VSF-3 2 | bbp*(441) (m2 mg Chl-a−1) BB9 2 | bbp*(510) (m2 mg Chl-a−1) 1 | bbp*(508) (m2 mg Chl-a−1) BB9 2 | bbp*(620) (m2 mg Chl-a−1) 1 | bbp*(620) (m2 mg Chl-a−1) HS6 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chlorarachniophyte (Sd) | 1.14E-03 (1.29E-03) | 5.4E-04 (na) | 1.3E-03 (6.6E-04) | na (na) | 1.00E-03 (1.11E-03) | na (na) | 8.66E-04 (1.01E-03) | 7.0E-04 (na) |
| Cryptophyte (Sd) | 1.56E-03 (2.05E-03) | 9.3E-05 (6.8E-05) | 1.8E-04 (5.9E-05) | 2.2E-04 (8.7E-05) | 1.15E-03 (1.42E-03) | 2.0E-04 (2.8E-05) | 9.90E-04 (1.11E-03) | 1.1E-04 (1.6E-05) |
| Cyanophyte (Sd) | 9.65E-04 (na) | 7.1E-04 (4.0E-04) | 2.1E-03 (3.7E-03) | 1.2E-03 (5.7E-04) | 7.16E-04 (na) | 9.9E-04 (4.3E-04) | 5.18E-04 (na) | 5.4E-04 (3.4E-04) |
| Diatom (Sd) | 7.74E-04 (4.35E-04) | 1.5E-03 (3.0E-03) | 2.0E-03 (4.2E-03) | 1.9E-03 (3.8E-03) | 5.30E-04 (2.79E-04) | 1.6E-03 (3.3E-03) | 4.06E-04 (2.06E-04) | 1.0E-03 (2.3E-03) |
| Dinoflagellate (Sd) | 1.65E-03 (1.8E-03) | 5.8E-04 (5.4E-04) | 7.7E-04 (5.7E-04) | 8.2E-04 (5.8E-04) | 1.25E-03 (1.5E-03) | 7.9E-04 (5.2E-04) | 1.27E-03 (1.64E-03) | 4.5E-04 (3.6E-04) |
| Haptophyte (Sd) | 6.54E-04 (1.48E-04) | 7.8E-03 (1.4E-02) | 6.7E-03 (1.4E-02) | 1.7E-02 (2.1E-02) | 4.82E-04 (4.08E-05) | 1.1E-02 (1.4E-02) | 4.15E-04 (3.79E-05) | 5.3E-03 (9.1E-03) |
| Pelagophyte (Sd) | 2.38E-03 (2.92E-03) | na (na) | 9.1E-03 (3.4E-03) | na (na) | 1.61E-03 (1.86E-03) | na (na) | 1.38E-03 (1.63E-03) | na (na) |
| Prasinophyte (Sd) | 1.57E-03 (1.00E-03) | 8.9E-04 (7.1E-04) | 7.0E-04 (8.6E-04) | 2.6E-03 (3.5E-03) | 1.43E-03 (9.07E-04) | 5.9E-03 (1.0E-02) | 1.11E-03 (7.95E-04) | 5.7E-04 (2.8E-04) |
| Raphidophyte (Sd) | 3.13E-04 (na) | 1.9E-04 (2.6E-04) | 1.6E-04 (2.3E-04) | 1.8E-04 (2.3E-04) | 2.39E-04 (na) | 1.5E-04 (1.9E-04) | 2.06E-04 (na) | 1.1E-04 (1.4E-04) |
1Vaillancourt et al.32 and personal communication; 2This study.