Application of an edge detection method to satellite images for distinguishing sea surface temperature fronts near the Japanese coast

Remote Sensing of Environment

Volumn 98, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 21-34

  Shimada, Teruhisa ^a   Sakaida, Futoki ^a   Kawamura, Hiroshi ^a   Okumura, Toshiaki ^b  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b SENDAI NATIONAL COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Edge detection method; Satellite images; Sea surface temperature fronts

Indexed keywords

BATHYMETRY; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE QUALITY; RADIOMETERS; SATELLITE COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; STATISTICAL METHODS;

EDGE DETCTION METHODS; OCCURRENCE PROBABILITY; SATELLITE IMAGES; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE FRONTS;

EDGE DETECTION;

AVHRR; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE;

ASIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; FAR EAST; JAPAN; WORLD;

EID: 24344434524     PISSN: 00344257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rse.2005.05.018     Document Type: Article

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