An improved Front-Following algorithm for oceanic front measurement with AVHRR SST imagery

International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS)

Volumn 4, Issue , 2005, Pages 2629-2631

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

^a OCEAN UNIVERSITY OF CHINA   (China)

^b Chongqing Institute of Geology and Mineral Resources   (China)

Author keywords

AVHRR SST Imagery; Front Following Algorithm; Geographic Window Size; Oceanic Front

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; IMAGING SYSTEMS; RADIOMETERS; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITES; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT;

AVHRR SST IMAGERY; FRONT-FOLLOWING ALGORITHM; GEOGRAPHIC WINDOW SIZE; OCEANIC FRONT;

OCEANOGRAPHY;

EID: 33745726805     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/IGARSS.2005.1525605     Document Type: Conference Paper

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