Identification and investigation of sulphur plumes along the Namibian coast using the MERIS sensor

Continental Shelf Research

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 744-756

  Ohde, Thomas ^a   Siegel, Herbert ^a   Reißmann, Jan ^a   Gerth, Monika ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR BALTIC SEA RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Colloidal sulphur; Hydrogen sulphide; MERIS; Ocean colour remote sensing; Upwelling area off Namibia

Indexed keywords

HYDROGEN SULFIDE; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; MERIS; OCEAN COLOR; PLUME; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE DATA; SULFUR; SURFACE WATER;

AFRICA; NAMIBIA; SAINT FRANCIS BAY; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 33847404604     PISSN: 02784343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.csr.2006.11.016     Document Type: Article

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