Multi-scale feature tracking in sequential satellite images with wavelet analysis to measure sea surface currents in the Gulf of St. Lawrence

Canadian Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 534-540

  Du, Yong ^a   Larouche, P ^b   Vachon, P W ^c  

^a KSKY Hi Tech Corp   (Canada)

^b MAURICE LAMONTAGNE INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^c DEFENCE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM; OCEAN CURRENTS; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE IMAGERY; WAVELET ANALYSIS;

ADVANCED VERY HIGH RESOLUTION RADIOMETER (AVHRR); CLOUD MOTION; MAXIMUM CROSS-CORRELATION (MCC); NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION (NOAA);

FEATURE EXTRACTION;

EID: 42949104487     PISSN: 07038992     EISSN: 17127971     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5589/m07-060     Document Type: Article

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