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The resultant Kds were compared to those inferred from measurements of radiometry from sensors on board autonomous profiling floats (BGC-Argo). Advantages of BGC-Argo measurements compared to ship-based ones include: 1. uniform sampling in time throughout the year, 2. large spatial coverage, and 3. lack of shading by platform. Over 5000 quality-controlled matchups between Kds derived from float and from satellite sensors were found with values ranging from 0.01 to 0.67 m\u22121. Our results show that although all three algorithm types provided similarly ranging values of Kd to those of the floats, for most sensors, a given algorithm produced statistically different Kd distributions from the two others. Algorithm results diverged the most for low Kd (clearest waters). Algorithm biases were traced to the limitations of the datasets the algorithms were developed and trained with, as well as the neglect of sun angle in some algorithms. This study highlights: 1. the importance of using comprehensive field-based datasets (such as BGC-Argo) for algorithm development, 2. the limitation of using radiative-transfer model simulations only for algorithm development, and 3. the potential for improvement if sun angle is taken into account explicitly to improve empirical Kd algorithms. Recent augmentation of profiling floats with hyper-spectral radiometers should be encouraged as they will provide additional constraints to develop algorithms for upcoming missions such as NASA\u2019s PACE and SBG and ESA\u2019s CHIME, all of which will include a hyper-spectral radiometer.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/rs14184500","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2022,9,13]],"date-time":"2022-09-13T04:05:41Z","timestamp":1663041941000},"page":"4500","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":15,"title":["Validation of Remote-Sensing Algorithms for Diffuse Attenuation of Downward Irradiance Using BGC-Argo Floats"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"14","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-0471-5022","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Charlotte","family":"Begouen Demeaux","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Marine Sciences, University of Maine, Orono, ME 04469, USA"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-8334-9595","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Emmanuel","family":"Boss","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Marine Sciences, University of Maine, Orono, ME 04469, USA"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2022,9,9]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","unstructured":"Mobley, C. 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