Detection of Trichodesmium bloom patches along the eastern Arabian Sea by IRS-P4/OCM ocean color sensor and by in-situ measurements

Indian Journal of Marine Sciences

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 374-386

  Desa, Elgar ^a   Suresh, T ^a   Matondkar, S G P ^a   Desa, Ehrlich ^a   Goes, J ^a,b   Mascarenhas, A ^a   Parab, S G ^a   Shaikh, N ^a   Fernandes, C E G ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (India)

^b Bigclow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Arabian Sea; Chlorophyll; Detection; Ocean Color Monitor; Radiometer; SeaWiFs; Trichodesmium; Trichomes

Indexed keywords

ALGAL BLOOM; CYANOBACTERIUM; DETECTION METHOD; IN SITU MEASUREMENT; IRS (SATELLITE); MICROSCOPY; OCEAN COLOR; RADIOMETRIC SURVEY; SEAWIFS; SENSOR;

ARABIAN SEA; ASIA; EURASIA; GOA; INDIA; INDIAN OCEAN; SOUTH ASIA;

TRICHODESMIUM;

EID: 33746657666     PISSN: 03795136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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