MicroCasi Project 2017: Mapping of Coastal Ecosystems - Biogeochemical Data
This dataset includes biogeochemical parameters analyzed in the laboratory from water samples, including chlorophyll a, suspended particulate matter, cyanobacteria and prokaryote counts and CDOM absorption. Related optical data are available via the following dataset:
The microCASI hyperspectral sensor was flown on September 11, 2017, in the Forestville area and on September 14, 2017, in the Bay of Sept-Île area. With the collaboration of Fish and Oceans Canada (DFO) and the Canadian Hydrographic Service (CHS), fieldwork was carried out in support of the airborne imagery acquisition. The main objective of these acquisitions was to map the nearshore coastal ecosystems (e.g. eelgrass meadows, macroalgae, saltmarsh) and derived bathymetry of the nearshore zone. Surface water was sampled for basic-optical and biogeochemical parameters analysis presented in this dataset.
Data and resources
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Non-algal particles absorption coefficient (ad, often called anap) measured in the lab from water samplesCSV Open
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Colored dissolved organic matter (CDOM) absorption coefficient (ag) measured in the lab from water samplesCSV Open
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Particular absorption coefficient (ap) measured in the lab from water samplesCSV Open
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Various biogeochemical parameters analyzed in the lab from water samples (ex. chla, suspended particulate matter, etc).CSV Open
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Description and units of the parameters included in each datasetCSV Open
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Metadata related to the biogeochemistry micoCASI datasetPDF Open
Additional information
| Temporal extent | 2017-09-11 – 2017-09-14 |
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| Vertical extent | 0.0 – 84.0 m |
| Date (creation) | 2017-09-11 |
| Status | completed |
| Update frequency | asNeeded |
| Metadata language | en |
| License | Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 |
| Source metadata | ISO 19115 XML |
| Last updated | 2026-07-31 |
| Created | 2026-07-31 |
| API | package_show |