Depth-integrated primary production in the eastern tropical and subtropical north atlantic basin from ocean colour imagery

International Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 20, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 1435-1456

  Hoepffner, N ^a   Sturm, B ^a   Finenko, Z ^b   Larkin, D ^c  

^a JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

^b INSTITUTE OF HYDROBIOLOGY   (Ukraine)

^c DJL Software Consultancy Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BATHYMETRY; BIOMASS; COASTAL ZONES; COLOR IMAGE PROCESSING; INTERPOLATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OCEANOGRAPHY; SATELLITES;

COASTAL ZONE COLOR SCANNER; DATA INTERPOLATION METHODS; PHYTOPLANKTON BIOMASS;

REMOTE SENSING;

COLORIMETRY; CZCS; DATA PROCESSING; PHYTOPLANKTON; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; SATELLITE DATA; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION;

(NORTH); ATLANTIC OCEAN;

EID: 0033541977     PISSN: 01431161     EISSN: 13665901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/014311699212812     Document Type: Article

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