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Model Calculations of Diffuse Attenuation Coefficient Spectra in Lake Waters Proc. Estonian Acad. Sci. Biol. Ecol., 2006, 55, 1, 61–81 Model calculations of diffuse attenuation coefficient spectra in lake waters Birgot Paavela, Helgi Arsta*, Anu Reinartb, and Antti Herlevic a Estonian Marine Institute, University of Tartu, Mäealuse 10A, 12618 Tallinn, Estonia b Tartu Observatory, 60602 Tõravere, Estonia c Tekes, National Technology Agency, Kyllikinportti 2, P.O. Box 69, FIN-00101, Helsinki, Finland Received 15 February 2005, in revised form 26 April 2005 Abstract. The reliability of the models elaborated for recreating the spectra of the light attenuation coefficient, Kd,λ , on the basis of its measured values at 1–3 wavelengths was studied. The coefficients of the “one-point” (490 nm) model, elaborated earlier by A. Reinart and A. Herlevi, were tested and approved using 43 new spectra of underwater irradiance measured in 1999–2000. A new version (named C-model) allowing recreation of the spectrum of Kd,λ on the basis on its measured values at three wavelengths was elaborated and tested by statistical analysis. The C-model was found to enable to reconstruct the spectra of Kd,λ with high reliability. Both models gave truthful values of Kd,PAR (mean value of Kd,λ in the region 400–700 nm). For the estimation of the reliability of the experimental initial data, the values of Kd,λ derived from in situ measurements by an under- water spectrometer LI-1800 UW and an instrument ac-9 were compared. The results showed that Kd,λ (ac-9) is mostly lower than Kd,λ (LI-1800 UW), the differences increasing with wavelength. Key words: marine optics, limnology, underwater light field, light attenuation coefficient. INTRODUCTION Underwater solar light can be considered to play a dual role: (1) it is necessary for living organisms and (2) it serves as additional information for measurements of the aquatic environment’s properties. Relying on the values of underwater irradiance at different wavelengths one can qualitatively estimate the contribution of different optically active substances (OAS) in the attenuation of light in water (e.g. small values of irradiance in the violet and blue regions of the spectrum imply that the dissolved organic matter is dominating, the local minimum between 670 and 680 nm shows that the role of phytoplankton is noticeable). Attenuation * Corresponding author, [email protected] 61 of underwater light is important for a wide range of processes. The interactions of light availability, its spectral distribution, and the physiology of phytoplankton impose fundamental constraints on the rate of primary production of a water column (Platt et al., 1984; Gallegos et al., 1990; Kirk, 1996). As shown by model calculations and numerous field measurements (Kirk, 1996), underwater light is an important factor in the formation of vertical distribution and abundance of phytoplankton as well as bottom vegetation. According to Sathyendranath et al. (1989), Smith et al. (1989), and Kyewalyanga et al. (1992) it is the spectral distribution of underwater irradiance ()Ed that is critical for determining the primary production by model calculations. However, in many limnological studies, profiles of underwater irradiance in the region of photosynthetically active radiation (PAR, 400–700 nm) are determined on the basis of the incident irradiance Ed,PAR (inc) and the diffuse attenuation coefficient Kd,PAR . In most cases widely available PAR sensors are used for obtaining these data, but some authors determine Kd,PAR even by indirect estimates by Secchi depth (Chow-Fraser, 1998; Stefan et al., 1998). Errors in vertical profiles of Ed,PAR caused by using this averaged coefficient were estimated in Arst et al. (2000). It was shown that in very clear waters errors can exceed even 100% and in turbid waters 50%, the depth of the maximum error depending on the water type. Today we can find several instruments for in situ determination of the spectral composition of underwater Ed,λ , from which the respective spectra of Kd,λ can be derived. However, rather often we have data only for one or a few channels, e.g. measurements by satellites, BIC-2104 radiometer (Biospherical Instruments Inc.), absorption and beam attenuation meter “ac-9” (WET Labs, Inc., 1995), or there are cases where the values of Ed,λ in the region of 400–440 nm are so low that their determination is extremely difficult (Reinart & Herlevi, 1999; Herlevi, 2002; Arst et al., 2002; Reinart et al., 2004). For this reason model calculations allowing determination of the spectra of the diffuse attenuation coefficient Kd,λ are of great importance. When light conditions and inherent optical properties of water are known, Kd,λ could be calculated solving radiative transfer equations in water (Mobley, 1994; Kirk, 1981, 1996). It is possible to estimate Kd,λ spectra also from the measurements of inherent optical properties. There exist different calculation methods that are suitable for the assessment of Kd,λ spectra. In the model by Arst et al. (2002) the initial data are spectra of the beam attenuation coefficient measured from water samples in laboratory and values of incident solar irradiance. Reinart & Herlevi (1999) presented an analytical form for spectra of Kd,λ , suitable for different types of lakes (method is analogous to that by Austin & Petzold (1986) elaborated for oceanic waters). The model allows calculating the spectra of Kd,λ (with 10 nm step over the range 400–700 nm) on the basis of a measured irradiance profile in one reference wavelength. The first task of the present study was to verify the model of Reinart & Herlevi (1999) taking into account new data obtained by in situ measurements of underwater irradiance. Our main purpose, bearing in mind practical needs, was to 62 elaborate a new, improved model for recreating the Kd,λ spectra using its three spectral values determined by the underwater radiometer BIC-2104. As an additional task, we compared the Kd,λ values obtained on the basis of LI-1800 UW data with those calculated on the basis of ac-9 data. MATERIALS AND METHODS Analytical expression for diffuse attenuation coefficient of lakes The diffuse spectral attenuation coefficient for downwelling irradiance, Kd,λ , is defined as follows (Preisendorfer, 1961; Jerlov, 1968; Dera, 1992): 1 d()Ed,λ z Kzd,λ ()=− , (1) Ezd,λ () d z where λ is the wavelength and Ed,λ is the downwelling irradiance at the depth z. To calculate Kd,λ for a vertically homogeneous water layer from the depth z1 to z2 the following formula is applied in practice: 1 Ezd,λ () 2 Kzzd,λ (, 1 2 )=− ln . (2) zz21− Ez d,1λ () Note that Eq. 2 is derived for monochromatic radiation; it works quite well for narrow spectral intervals, but gives only approximate results for integral radiation (Kirk, 1996; Arst et al., 2000). When z is measured in m, Kd,λ is expressed in m–1. In an optically unstratified water body (Kd,λ practically does not depend on depth), the underwater irradiance can be calculated by the following formula: + Ed,λλλλ(zAEKz )=− (1 ) d, (0)exp( − d, ), (3) + where Aλ is albedo and Ed,λ (0) is the incident irradiance. In optically stratified water bodies, Kd,λ in Eq. 3 can be considered as the diffuse attenuation coefficient averaged over the layer from 0 to z. As is known, on the basis of spectral data of Ed,λ in the PAR region (400–700 nm), it is possible to determine the corresponding value of Ed,PAR: 700 EEd,PAR= ∫ d,λ d.λ (4) 400 63 From the vertical profile of Ed,PAR the value of Kd,PAR can be estimated. The model by Reinart & Herlevi (1999) was quantified on the basis of spectral measurements of underwater light using the spectroradiometer LI-1800 UW (LI-COR, Inc., 1984). It is a portable instrument capable of scanning the irradiance in the water between 300 and 850 nm with 2 nm intervals. There were 49 measurement series, carried out in 14 Estonian and Finnish lakes in 1995 and 1997. In this study, relying on the measured irradiance profiles, the corresponding spectra of the diffuse attenuation coefficient were determined. Then, using statistical methods, an algorithm and its spectral parameters were found suitable for recreating the diffuse attenuation coefficient spectra for a water body on the basis of known values of Kd (490 nm), i.e. λ r = 490 nm was taken as a reference wavelength. This equation and the respective spectral coefficients (for the PAR region) are shown below (Eq. 5 and Table 1). For brevity, let us name this method the “490-model”. KJMKdd()λ = ()λλ+ () (490). (5) The wavelength 490 nm was chosen because the ocean colour sensors SeaWiFS and MODIS provide Kd (490) as a standard Level 2 product (http://oceancolor.gsfc.nasa.gov/), and many widely used in situ instruments have this waveband. Then, using Eq. 5 and the “satellite” value of Kd (490), we can recreate the whole spectrum in the PAR region. This is especially important for turbid and humid lakes where in the violet and blue parts of the spectrum the values of the underwater light are often very low and practically no measurement data can be obtained by technical reasons. Table 1. Values of the intercept J ()λ (± 0.04) and slope parameters M (λ ) (± 0.01) for analytical expression of Kd ()λ by Eq. 4 (taken from Reinart & Herlevi, 1999) λ, nm J(λ) M(λ) λ, nm J(λ) M(λ) λ, nm J(λ) M(λ) 400 0.58 2.20 510 –0.07 0.87 610 0.03 0.51 410 0.52 2.00 520 –0.08 0.80 620 0.08 0.50 420 0.44 1.79 530 –0.09 0.74 630 0.10 0.47 430 0.37 1.66 540 –0.10 0.68 640 0.12 0.45 440 0.28 1.56 550 –0.11 0.64 650 0.16 0.43 450 0.22 1.37 560 –0.13 0.61 660 0.21 0.43 460 0.18 1.24 570 –0.14 0.58 670 0.26 0.44 470 0.11 1.14 580 –0.12 0.56 680 0.31 0.43 480 0.06 1.06 590 –0.06 0.53 690 0.40 0.38 490 0.00 1.00 600 0.00 0.52 700 0.53 0.33 500 –0.04 0.93 64 A generalized version of Eq.
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