High-resolution determination of coral reef bottom cover from multispectral fluorescence laser line scan imagery

Limnology and Oceanography

Volumn 48, Issue 1 II, 2003, Pages 522-534

  Mazel, Charles H ^a   Strand, Michael P ^b   Lesser, Michael P ^c   Crosby, Michael P ^d   Coles, Bryan ^e   Nevis, Andrew J ^b  

^a PHYSICAL SCIENCES INC   (United States)

^b NAVAL SURFACE WARFARE CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

^d NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^e RAYTHEON COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORAL REEF; FLUORESCENCE; IMAGING METHOD; RESOLUTION;

BAHAMAS; FLORIDA; UNITED STATES;

ANTHOZOA;

EID: 0037254834     PISSN: 00243590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4319/lo.2003.48.1_part_2.0522     Document Type: Article

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