Global distribution of the random uncertainty associated with satellite-derived Chl a

IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Letters

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 220-224

  Melin, Frédéric ^a  

^a JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Chlorophylla (Chla ); Ocean color; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPHYLL A; CONCENTRATION OF; GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION; IN-SITU DATA; MODERATE RESOLUTION IMAGING SPECTRORADIOMETER; OCEAN COLOR; RANDOM COMPONENTS; RANDOM UNCERTAINTIES; SATELLITE PRODUCTS; SEA-VIEWING WIDE FIELD-OF-VIEW SENSORS; STANDARD DEVIATION; SUBTROPICAL GYRE; TEMPORALLY RESOLVED; UNCERTAINTY BUDGET; UPWELLING REGION;

ATMOSPHERICS; CHLOROPHYLL; PORPHYRINS; RADIOMETERS;

OCEANOGRAPHY;

EID: 75449096569     PISSN: 1545598X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LGRS.2009.2031825     Document Type: Article

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