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Articles | Volume 18, issue 10
Articles | Volume 18, issue 10
https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-18-7499-2026
© Author(s) 2026. This work is distributed under
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https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-18-7499-2026
© Author(s) 2026. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Articles | Volume 18, issue 10
Data description article
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13 Oct 2026
Data description article |  | 13 Oct 2026

Coastal Atmosphere & Sea Time Series (CoASTS) and Bio-Optical mapping of Marine optical Properties (BiOMaP): the hyperspectral absorption coefficients by optically significant constituents

Jean-François Berthon and Giuseppe Zibordi

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The Coastal Atmosphere & Sea Time Series (CoASTS) and the Bio-Optical mapping of Marine optical Properties (BiOMaP) programs were conceived to support ocean color applications with field measurements of apparent and inherent optical properties. This work focusses on CoASTS and BiOMaP hyperspectral absorption coefficients of optically significant constituents as determined applying standardized instruments, community measurement methods, quality control schemes and consolidated processing codes.
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