The continuity of ocean color measurements from SeaWiFS to MODIS

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5882, Issue , 2005, Pages 1-13

  Franz, Bryan A ^a   Werdell, P Jeremy ^c   Meister, Gerhard ^b   Bailey, Sean W ^b   Eplee Jr , Robert E ^a   Feldman, Gene C ^d   Kwiatkowska, Ewa ^a   McClain, Charles R ^d   Patt, Frederick S ^a   Thomas, Donna ^b  

^a SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION   (United States)

^b Futuretech Corporation   (United States)

^c SCIENCE SYSTEMS AND APPLICATIONS INC   (United States)

^d NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Calibration; Data processing; MODIS; Ocean color; SeaWiFS; Validation

Indexed keywords

MODIS; OCEAN COLOR; SEAWIFS; VALIDATION;

CALIBRATION; DATA PROCESSING; OCEAN ENGINEERING; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; SPACE FLIGHT; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

REMOTE SENSING;

EID: 29244471348     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.620069     Document Type: Conference Paper

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