
Assessing the Requirements for Sustained Ocean Color Research and Operations
The ocean is a fundamental component of the earth''s biosphere. It covers roughly 70 percent of Earth''s surface and plays a pivotal role in the cycling of life''s building blocks, such as nitrogen, carbon, oxygen, and sulfur. The ocean also contributes to regulating the climate system. Most of the primary producers in the ocean comprise of microscopic plants and some bacteria; and these photosynt...
The ocean is a fundamental component of the earth''s biosphere. It covers roughly 70 percent of Earth''s surface and plays a pivotal role in the cycling of life''s building blocks, such as nitrogen, carbon, oxygen, and sulfur. The ocean also contributes to regulating the climate system. Most of the primary producers in the ocean comprise of microscopic plants and some bacteria; and these photosynt...


