The Effects of Ocean Color and Biological Heating on the Upper-ocean Thermal Structure: Sensitivity Analyses Using Science-quality VIIRS Products

Hae-Cheol Kim1, Avichal Mehra2, Sudhir Nadiga3, Seunghyun Son4, Zulema D Garraffo1, Eric J Bayler5 and David Behringer1, (1)IMSG at NOAA/NWS, College Park, MD, United States, (2)NOAA/NWS/NCEP/EMC, College Park, MD, United States, (3)IMSG at NOAA/NWS/NCEP/EMC, College Park, MD, United States, (4)CIRA at NOAA/NESDIS/STAR, College Park, MD, United States, (5)NOAA/NESDIS/STAR, College Park, MD, United States