Prieur, L.  and Sathyendranath, S. 1981, An optical classification of coastal
and oceanic waters based on the specific spectral absorption curves of 
phytoplankton pigments dissolved organic matter, and other particulate
materials, Limnol. Oceanogr. 26(4), 671-689 for 400-700 nm
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Normalized (to 440 nm) NONDIMENSIONAL chlorophyll-specific
absorption coefficient (extended by eye to 350 nm by Mobley)
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wavelength, normalized absorption 
 [nm]	[1/m / mg/m^3]
350.     0.560
360.     0.570
370.     0.590
380.     0.610
390.     0.660
400.     0.687
410.     0.828
420.     0.913
430.     0.973
440.     1.000
450.     0.944
460.     0.917
470.     0.870
480.     0.798
490.     0.750
500.     0.668
510.     0.618
520.     0.528
530.     0.474
540.     0.416
550.     0.357
560.     0.294
570.     0.276
580.     0.291
590.     0.282
600.     0.236
610.     0.252
620.     0.276
630.     0.317
640.     0.334
650.     0.356
660.     0.441
670.     0.595
680.     0.502
690.     0.329
700.     0.215
701.     0.215