Remote sensing of the absorption coefficients and chlorophyll a concentration in the United States southern Middle Atlantic Bight from SeaWiFS and MODIS-Aqua

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 113, Issue 11, 2008, Pages

  Pan, Xiaoju ^a   Mannino, Antonio ^a   Russ, Mary E ^a,b   Hooker, Stanford B ^a  

^a NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; CHLOROPHYLL; OCEANOGRAPHY; PHYTOPLANKTON; REMOTE SENSING; WATER QUALITY;

ABSORPTION; ALGAL BLOOM; ALGORITHM; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; CHLOROPHYLL A; COASTAL WATER; CONTINENTAL SHELF; DISSOLVED ORGANIC MATTER; MODIS; PHYTOPLANKTON; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE DATA; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEAWIFS; SPATIAL VARIATION; SPECTRAL REFLECTANCE;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; MIDDLE ATLANTIC BIGHT;

EID: 58949100467     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008JC004852     Document Type: Article

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