Identification and classification of vertical chlorophyll patterns in the Benguela upwelling system and Angola-Benguela front using an artificial neural network

South African Journal of Marine Science

Volumn , Issue 23, 2001, Pages 37-51

  Silulwane, N F ^a   Richardson, A J ^a   Shillington, F A ^a   Mitchell Innes, B A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Benguela system; Biogeochemical province; Characteristic profiles; Chlorophyll profiles; Pattern recognition; Self organizing maps

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; CHLOROPHYLL; IMAGE CLASSIFICATION; PATTERN RECOGNITION; REMOTE SENSING; VERTICAL PROFILE;

ANGOLA-BENGUELA FRONT; ATLANTIC OCEAN;

EID: 0035736073     PISSN: 02577615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2989/025776101784528872     Document Type: Article

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