Island wake circulation off Maldives during boreal winter, as visualised with MODIS derived chlorophyll-a data and other satellite measurements

International Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 891-903

  Sasamal, S K ^a  

^a NATIONAL REMOTE SENSING AGENCY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHANNEL FLOW; HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEYS; OCEAN CURRENTS; RADIOMETERS; SEA LEVEL; WAKES; WIND;

BOREAL WINTER; MODERATE RESOLUTION IMAGING SPECTRORADIOMETER; NORTH EQUATORIAL CURRENT; SCATTEROMETER;

SPECTROMETERS;

ANNUAL VARIATION; CHLOROPHYLL A; EQUATORIAL DYNAMICS; HYDROGRAPHY; MODIS; OCEANIC CIRCULATION; OCEANIC CURRENT; SATELLITE ALTIMETRY; SATELLITE DATA; SEASONAL VARIATION; VISUALIZATION; WAKE; WINTER;

INDIAN OCEAN; INDIAN OCEAN ISLANDS; MALDIVES;

ANTHOZOA;

EID: 33947493940     PISSN: 01431161     EISSN: 13665901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01431160600858459     Document Type: Article

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