Remote sensing of particle backscattering in Chesapeake Bay: A 6-year SeaWiFS retrospective view

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 73, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 792-806

  Zawada, David G ^a   Hu, Chuanmin ^b   Clayton, Tonya ^a   Chen, Zhiqiang ^b   Brock, John C ^a   Muller Karger, Frank E ^b  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Chesapeake Bay; light backscattering; ocean color; remote sensing; SeaWiFS; suspended particulate matter; water quality

Indexed keywords

BACKSCATTER; LIGHT SCATTERING; OCEAN COLOR; REMOTE SENSING; RIVER DISCHARGE; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SEAWIFS; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; WATER QUALITY;

CHESAPEAKE BAY; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34249077271     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2007.03.005     Document Type: Article

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