Chlorophyll estimation in the Southeastern Mediterranean using CZCS images: Adaptation of an algorithm and its validation

Journal of Marine Systems

Volumn 9, Issue 3-4, 1996, Pages 283-290

  Gitelson, A ^c   Karnieli, A ^c   Goldman, N ^a   Yacobi, Y Z ^b   Mayo, M ^c  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b The Yigal Allon Kinneret Limnological Laboratory   (Israel)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ALGORITHM ADAPTATION; CHLOROPHYLL; CHLOROPHYLLS; CZCS; REFLECTANCE; SATELLITE SENSING;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA, (EAST);

EID: 0030426155     PISSN: 09247963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0924-7963(95)00047-X     Document Type: Article

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