Detecting the red tide algal blooms from satellite ocean color observations in optically complex Northeast-Asia Coastal waters

Remote Sensing of Environment

Volumn 103, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 419-437

  Ahn, Yu Hwan ^a   Shanmugam, Palanisamy ^a  

^a Korea Research Institute of Ships and Ocean Engineering   (South Korea)

Author keywords

HABs; Korea; OC4 bio optical algorithm; Red tide Index; Red tide index Chlorophyll Algorithm; Satellite ocean color; SeaWiFS

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; CHLOROPHYLL; COASTAL ZONES; EUTROPHICATION; MARINE BIOLOGY; POLYNOMIALS; REMOTE SENSING;

ALGAL BLOOMS; HAB; KOREA; OC4 BIO-OPTICAL ALGORITHM; RED TIDE INDEX; RED TIDE INDEX CHLOROPHYLL ALGORITHM; SATELLITE OCEAN COLOR; SEAWIFS;

ALGAE;

CHLOROPHYLL; COASTAL ZONE; OCEAN COLOR; RED ALGA; RED TIDE; SATELLITE; SEAWIFS;

BOHAI SEA; EAST CHINA SEA; PACIFIC OCEAN; YELLOW SEA;

ALGAE;

EID: 33746515658     PISSN: 00344257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rse.2006.04.007     Document Type: Article

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