Methodology, protocols and PI-notes: NASA/TM-2003- HPLC Protocols (1 MB PDF)
J.L. Mueller, G.S. Fargion, C.R. McClain, C.C. Trees and J. Perl. 2003. "Ocean Optics Protocols For Satellite Ocean Color Sensor Validation, Revision 5, Volume V: Biogeochemical and Bio-Optical Measurements and Data Analysis Protocols". NASA Tech. Memo., NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland. 43 pp. (PDF downlaoded from http://oceancolor.gsfc.nasa.gov/DOCS/)
Technician: Jason Perl (jperl@chors.sdsu.edu)
Center for Hydro-Optics & Remote Sensing
San Diego State University Research Foundation
Technician notes:
note 1: Did not have a signal for Chl_a @ 450nm (sample too dilute to get a chromatogram peak)
note 2: Did not have a signal for Chl_a @ 450nm or 436nm (sample too dilute to get a chromatogram peak)
note 3: no ancillary data; default volume filter set to 4000mL
chl_a_fluor and pheo_fluor are values from a Turner Fluorometer. Each HPLC extract is run on the Fluorometer as a second measure of Chla. Chla, MVa, DVa using the C18 HPLC method, yield a single peak for Chla, measured at 436nm and 450nm. A regression equation, between the 2 wavelengths (based on calibration curves of 100% MVa and 100% DVa), is used to give values for each pigment within a single peak. Chla @436nm is reported for comparison with legacy data (that are often only listed simply Chla).