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Characterisation of uncertainties in an ocean radiative transfer model for the Black Sea through ensemble simulations
FOCUS-MAST research group, Department of Astrophysics, Geophysics and Oceanography, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium
Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, INRAE, IRD, Grenoble INP, IGE, Grenoble, France
Luc Vandenbulcke
FOCUS-MAST research group, Department of Astrophysics, Geophysics and Oceanography, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium
Jean-Michel Brankart
Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, INRAE, IRD, Grenoble INP, IGE, Grenoble, France
Pierre Brasseur
Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, INRAE, IRD, Grenoble INP, IGE, Grenoble, France
Marilaure Grégoire
FOCUS-MAST research group, Department of Astrophysics, Geophysics and Oceanography, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium
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The representation of light propagation in seawater is critical for modelling marine biogeochemistry. We analyse results from a radiative transfer model that accounts for the absorption and scattering of light in the ocean with their respective uncertainties. We compare these results with in situ and remote-sensed data. Our analysis highlights the benefits of accounting for model uncertainties while using advanced representations of light in modelling frameworks.
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