SIMBADA Project

1. SimbadA

1a. User's guide
1b. Data Downloading Software
- Simprog.zip
- Simupdt.zip
1c. Data Processing Software
1d. Calibration
- SimbadA-13
  - 20 June 2011, JulianDay=171
    - raw calibration files: dark, sea, & sun files
    - calibration coefficients: sun, and Langley plot, tauA550=0.0544466
    - calibration coefficients: sea, and details of the calibration processing
- SimbadA-17
  - 20 June 2011, JulianDay=171
    - raw calibration files: dark, sea, & sun files
    - calibration coefficients: sun, and Langley plot, cleaned, tauA550=0.0531837
    - calibration coefficients: sea, and details of the calibration processing
  - 1 March 2013, JulianDay=060
    - raw calibration files: dark, sea, & sun files
    - calibration coefficients: sun, and Langley plot, cleaned, tauA550=0.0619476
    - calibration coefficients: sea, and details of the calibration processing,
- SimbadA-21
  - 20 June 2011, JulianDay=171
    - raw calibration files: dark, sea, & sun files
    - calibration coefficients: sun, and Langley Plot, cleaned, tauA550=0.0518532
    - calibration coefficients: sea, and details of the calibration processing
    - Note bad channel: 380 nm
- SimbadA-22
  - 6 Apr 2006
    - raw calibration files: sun
    - calibration coefficients: sun, and Langley plot
  - 17 Sep 2008
    - raw calibration files: sea
    - calibration coefficients: sea (A_meas=5.721E-05)
  - AOPEX calibration results: sea, sun
- SimbadA-23
  - 6 Apr 2006
    - raw calibration files: sun
    - calibration coefficients: sun, and Langley plot
  - 17 Sep 2008
    - raw calibration files: sea
    - calibration coefficients: sea (A_meas=5.727E-05)
- SimbadA-24
  - 6 Apr 2006
    - raw calibration files: sun
    - calibration coefficients: sun, and Langley plot
  - 17 Sep 2008
    - raw calibration files: sea
    - calibration coefficients: sea (A_meas=5.732E-05)
- SimbadA-25
  - 6 Apr 2006
    - raw calibration files: sun
    - calibration coefficients: sun, and Langley plot
  - 17 Sep 2008
    - raw calibration files: sea
    - calibration coefficients: sea (A_meas=5.736E-05)
1e. Evaluation
- Comparisons at Boussole site
1f. Campaigns
- AOPEX, 7/31 - 8/15 2004
  - Measurement locations:
    - Ship track
    - Location map
  - Raw data
  - Ancillary data:
    - Log file containing: date(month,day,year), time(hours,min), Pressure(mbar), Windspeed(knots), CloudCover(fraction), Lat(deg,min), Lon(deg,min)
  - Processed data:
    - aot.txt, and moyaot.txt
    - reflectance.txt, and moyrefl.txt
- MV1102, 2/20 - 3/13 2011
  - Measurement locations:
    - Data: Dark (N=475), Sun (N=410), Sea (N=1413)
    - Location map, all data (Nsun=410,Nsea=1413)
    - Location map, final data (Nsun=67,Nsea=59)
  - Raw data
  - Ancillary data:
    - Cruise Stations Met data, cleaned
    - file contents: date, time, Lat/Lon, type(CTD=1,other=2), windspeed(m/s), wind_direction, PAR(uE/s/m^2), Fluorometer(µg/l), Air Temperature (Deg C), Barometric Pressure (mb), Barometric Pressure Sea level (mb), Relative Humidity (%RH), Air Temp (RH module) (Deg C), Dew Point (Deg C), Precipitation (mm), Long Wave Radiation (LWR) (W/m^2), Short Wave Radiation (SWR) (W/m^2), Sea Surface Temperature (Deg C), Sea Surface Temperature (Deg C), Thermosalinograph Temperature (Deg C), Salinity (PSU), Sigma-t (Kg/m^3), Sound Velocity (Chen/Millero) (m/s), USW Flow Meter (LPM), Oxygen Current (uA), Oxygen Temperature (Deg C), Oxygen (ml/l), Oxygen Saturation value (ml/l), USW Flow Meter (LPM), Ship's Course (GPS COG) (Deg), Ship's Speed (GPS SOG) (Knots), GPS Altitude (Meters above/below Mean Sea Level), Bottom Depth (m)
  - Processed data:
    - Mean file processing: Dark means (N=462), Sun means (N=404), Sea means (N=1412)
    - Sun file processing: output: AOT, and Plot: AOT vs. wl (N=401)
    - Sea file processing: output: Rw, and Plot: Rw vs. wl (N=1412)
    - Final data & plots after cleaning, matching and clustering:
      - Final AOT output file, and Plot: AOT vs. wl (N=67)
      - Final Rw output file, and Plot: Rw vs. wl (N=59)
- CALIOPE1, 10/4 - 10/11 2011
  - Measurement locations:
    - Data: Dark (N=249), Sun (N=502), Sea (N=532)
    - Location map, all data (Nsun=502,Nsea=532)
    - Location map, final data (Nsun=56,Nsea=30)
  - Raw data
  - Ancillary data:
    - locations, log file, (csv text)
    - Ancillary data (JPEG images)
  - Processed data:
    - Mean file processing: Dark means (N=224), Sun means (N=501), Sea means (N=530)
    - Final data & plots after cleaning, matching and clustering:
      - Final AOT output file, and Plot: AOT vs. wl (N=56)
      - Final Rw output file, and Plot: Rw vs. wl (N=30)
      - Station & local time: Final AOT output file (N=56)
      - Station & local time: Final Rw output file (N=30)
- VITEL1, 11/12 - 11/14 2011
  - Measurement locations:
    - Data: Dark (N=49), Sun (N=108), Sea (N=96)
    - Location map, all data (Nsun=108,Nsea=96)
    - Location map, final data (Nsun=34,Nsea=18) [corrected]
  - Raw data
  - Ancillary data:
    - locations, log file, (Excel)
  - Processed data:
    - Mean file processing: Dark means (N=42), Sun means (N=106), Sea means (N=94)
    - Final data & plots after cleaning, matching and clustering:
      - Final AOT output file, and Plot: AOT vs. wl (N=34)
      - Final Rw output file, and Plot: Rw vs. wl (N=18) [corrected]
- UPSEN1, 3/7 - 3/17 2012
  - Measurement locations:
    - Data: Dark (N=204), Sun (N=212), Sea (N=210)
    - Location map (Nsun=212,Nsea=210)
  - Raw data
  - Ancillary data:
    - obs_meteo.xlsx (Excel)
  - Processed data:
    - Mean file processing: Dark means (N=204), Sun means (N=212), Sea means (N=210)
- PointSur, 4/19 - 4/26 2013
  - Measurement locations:
    - Data: Dark (N=308), Sun (N=158), Sea (N=75)
    - Location map, all data (Nsun=158,Nsea=75)
    - Location map, final data (Nsun=43,Nsea=20)
  - Raw data
  - Ancillary data:
    - Point.Sur.Abril.2013.xlsx (Excel)
  - Processed data:
    - Mean file processing: Dark means (N=308), Sun means (N=151), Sea means (N=74)
    - Final data & plots after cleaning, matching and clustering:
      - Final AOT output file, and Plot: AOT vs. wl (N=43)
      - Final Rw output file, and Plot: Rw vs. wl (N=20)
1g. References
- Guislain Becu, Contribution a la verification des observations spatiales de la couleur de l'ocean a l'aide du reseau de radiometres optiques SIMBADA, PhD Thesis
1h. Web Links
- University of Lille SimbadA home page

2. Simbad

2a. User's guide
2b. Data Downloading Software
2c. Data Processing Software
2d. Calibration
- Simbad-07
  - raw calibration files: sea (9 Apr 2006), sun (6 Apr 2006)
  - sea calibration, A_meas = 5.734E-05
  - calibration coefficients: sea, sun
- Simbad-08
  - raw calibration files: sea (9 Apr 2006), sun (6 Apr 2006)
  - sea calibration, A_meas = 5.734E-05
  - calibration coefficients: sea, sun
2e. Evaluation
- SIMBAD_Evaluation.pdf
2f. Campaigns
- AOPEX
  - Measurement locations:
  - Raw data:
    - Simbad06
    - Simbad08
  - Ancillary data
    - Log file containing: date(month,day,year), time(hours,min), Pressure(mbar), Windspeed(knots), CloudCover(fraction), Lat(deg,min), Lon(deg,min)
  - Processed data
    - Simbad06
    - Simbad08
2g. References
- Fougnie, Frouin, Lecomte, Deschamps, Reduction of skylight reflection effects in the above-water measurement of diffuse marine reflectance
- Deschamps, Fougnie, Frouin, Lecomte, Verwaerde, SIMBAD: a field radiometer for satellite ocean-color validation
2h. Web Links
- SIO's Simbad home page

Robert Frouin, PI (RFrouin@UCSD.edu)

John McPherson, programmer (JMcPherson@UCSD.edu)