The NATO Research Vessel (NRV) ALLIANCE conducted a bio-optical cruise in the Ligurian Sea during March 2009. Sixty (60) measurement series spanning 10 days were acquired.
Dr. Giuseppe Zibordi from the European Commission - Joint Research Centre (Ispra, Italy) was a Principal Investigator for aerosol optical measurements and operated sun photometer onboard
Zibordi, G., J.-F. Berthon, F. Mélin, D. D'Alimonte, Cross-site consistent in situ measurements for satellite ocean color applications: The BiOMaP radiometric dataset, Remote Sensing of Environment, 115, 2104–2115, 2011.
