Trends in water clarity of the lower Great Lakes from remotely sensed aquatic color

Journal of Great Lakes Research

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 828-841

  Binding, Caren E ^a   Jerome, John H ^a   Bukata, Robert P ^a   Booty, William G ^a  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aquatic colour; Great Lakes; Remote sensing; Water clarity; Water quality

Indexed keywords

IMAGE ANALYSIS; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITES; SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS);

AQUATIC COLOUR; WATER CLARITY;

WATER QUALITY;

ANNUAL VARIATION; COLOR; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; REMOTE SENSING; SEAWIFS; TIME SERIES; WATER QUALITY;

GREAT LAKES [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA;

ALGAE; DREISSENA; DREISSENA POLYMORPHA;

EID: 38349079145     PISSN: 03801330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3394/0380-1330(2007)33[828:TIWCOT]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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