Coccolithophore bloom detection in the north east Atlantic using SeaWiFS: Algorithm description, application and sensitivity analysis

Remote Sensing of Environment

Volumn 114, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1008-1016

  Shutler, J D ^a   Grant, M G ^a   Miller, P I ^a   Rushton, E ^b   Anderson, K ^b  

^a PLYMOUTH MARINE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bloom; Coccolithophores; Earth observation; Ocean colour; SeaWiFS

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM DESCRIPTION; ALGORITHM PARAMETERS; BIOLOGICAL STUDIES; CARBON CYCLES; CELL COUNT; COCCOLITHOPHORES; EARTH OBSERVATION DATA; EARTH OBSERVATIONS; FALSE POSITIVE; GLOBAL CARBON CYCLE; IN-SITU; NORTH EAST ATLANTIC; OCEAN-COLOUR; RECOGNITION RATES; SEAWIFS; SHELF SEAS; SPECTRAL SIMILARITY; STATISTICAL FRAMEWORK; SUSPENDED PARTICULATES; TEMPORAL INFORMATION; VALIDATION AND VERIFICATION; VERIFICATION RESULTS;

ALGAE CONTROL; BAND STRUCTURE; CALCIUM; CALCIUM CARBONATE; COASTAL ENGINEERING; COASTAL ZONES; OBSERVATORIES; OCEAN CURRENTS; PHYTOPLANKTON; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

BLOOMS (METAL);

ALGAL BLOOM; ALGORITHM; CARBON CYCLE; COCCOLITH; DATA SET; DETECTION METHOD; EOS; OCEAN COLOR; PHYTOPLANKTON; SEAWIFS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTHEAST);

HAPTOPHYCEAE;

EID: 76049092116     PISSN: 00344257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rse.2009.12.024     Document Type: Article

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