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Great Lakes Ocean Color Validation

Published by NASA/GSFC/SED/ESD/GCDC/OB.DAAC;NASA/GSFC/SED/ESD/GCDC/SeaBASS | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | Catalog Last Checked: September 08, 2026 at 11:23 PM | Dataset Last Updated: September 08, 2026
We will employ a three-tiered strategy to acquire PACE OCI validation data in the Great Lakes that includes recurring seasonal and weekly monitoring cruises, a dedicated âsuper-siteâ, and other cruises of opportunity. All validation activities will be linked to externally funded monitoring programs, leveraging ship-time and lab processing capabilities. All measurement activities will follow best practices established in the IOCCG protocol series and will include documented uncertainty.  Specifically, we will collect a full suite of inherent and apparent optical properties along with paired laboratory measured biochemical parameters. Discrete station vertical profiles along with flow-through surface observations will be made.

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