Temporal and spatial variability of chlorophyll concentrations in the Bering Sea using empirical orthogonal function (EOF) analysis of remote sensing data

Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography

Volumn 54, Issue 23-26, 2007, Pages 2657-2671

  Iida, Takahiro ^a   Saitoh, Sei Ichi ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF POLAR RESEARCH   (Japan)

^b HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bering Sea; Chlorophyll; EOF analysis; Ocean color remote sensing

Indexed keywords

IMAGE SENSORS; REMOTE SENSING; SIGNAL PROCESSING; THERMAL STRATIFICATION;

BERING SEA; EMPIRICAL ORTHOGONAL FUNCTION (EOF); EOF ANALYSIS; OCEAN-COLOR REMOTE SENSING;

CHLOROPHYLL;

ALGAL BLOOM; ATMOSPHERIC FORCING; CHLOROPHYLL; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; PHOTOSYNTHETICALLY ACTIVE RADIATION; PHYSICAL OCEANOGRAPHY; REMOTE SENSING; SEAWIFS; SHELF BREAK; SPATIAL VARIATION; SSM-I; TEMPORAL VARIATION; WIND VELOCITY;

BERING SEA; PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 36749079070     PISSN: 09670645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr2.2007.07.031     Document Type: Article

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