Satellite measurements of the Zhejiang-Fujian coastal front in the East China Sea with an improved front-following algorithm

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5832, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 440-443

  Lou, Xiulin ^a,b   Huang, Weigen ^b   Shi, Aiqin ^b   Fu, Bin ^b  

^a OCEAN UNIVERSITY OF CHINA   (China)

^b Yunnan Institute of Geological Environment Monitoring   (China)

Author keywords

Front Following Algorithm; NOAA AVHRR; Satellite Measurement; Zhejiang Fujian Coastal Front

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; COASTAL ZONES; DATA REDUCTION; RADIOMETERS; SEAWATER;

FRONT-FOLLOWING ALGORITHM; NOAA AVHRR; SATELLITE MEASUREMENT; ZHEJIANG-FUJIAN COASTAL FRONT;

WEATHER SATELLITES;

EID: 27744523970     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.619676     Document Type: Conference Paper

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