Torres Strait, CORAL Project, September 02-06, 2016, HPLC Pigment and Ocean Colour Data

This record contains data generated from 19 stations in the Torres Strait between September 2, 2016 and September 6, 2016 using the vessel, Eclipse D. CSIRO acquired bio-optical measurements in the Torres Strait and Great Barrier Reef, as part of the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) Earth Venture Suborbital mission: Coral Reef Airborne Laboratory (CORAL, http://coral.jpl.nasa.gov). The goal of this airborne hyperspectral remote sensing project is to provide critical data and new models needed to analyse the status of coral reefs and to predict their future status. The CORAL mission includes PRISM (Portable Remote Imaging Spectrometer) airborne hyperspectral transects over portions of the southern and northern Great Barrier Reef (GBR), including the Torres Strait. Parameters measured include Total Suspended Particulate Matter (TSM), including the organic and inorganic fractions; the absorption coefficients of the particulate and dissolved components of the water column and the phytoplankton pigment concentration and composition. The data can be used for Ocean Colour sensor validation.