Kelp canopy chlorophyll to carbon ratio derived from aerial hyperspectral imagery

This dataset represents a time series of giant kelp canopy chlorophyll to carbon ratio (Chl:C) derived from aerial hyperspectral imagery, along with associated environmental, canopy age determinations, and validation datasets. Additional data from a frond cohort experiment are also presented, representing empirical observations of the decline in chlorophyll pigment concentration with blade age. This dataset contains eight geotiff rasters showing canopy Chl:C at a 30-meter pixel resolution for giant kelp forests in the Santa Barbara Channel during the months of April, June, and August from 2013 – 2015.