Signal-to-noise ratios of observed monthly tropical ocean color

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 30, Issue 12, 2003, Pages

  Ballabrera Poy, Joaquim ^a   Murtugudde, Raghu G ^a   Christian, James R ^b   Busalacchi, Antonio J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPHYLL; MARINE BIOLOGY; SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO; BAND STRUCTURE; OCEANOGRAPHY; TROPICS;

BIOGEOCHEMICAL MODELS; CHLOROPHYLL CONCENTRATION; COASTAL UPWELLING; EQUATORIAL PACIFIC; EXTRACT INFORMATIONS; SMALL SCALE VARIABILITY; SPATIO TEMPORAL; WESTERN BOUNDARY CURRENTS;

OCEANOGRAPHY; SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO;

OCEAN COLOR; SEAWIFS; SIGNAL-TO-NOISE RATIO;

EID: 0348044459     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003GL016995     Document Type: Article

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