Retrieval of diffuse attenuation coefficient in the Chesapeake Bay and turbid ocean regions for satellite ocean color applications

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 114, Issue 10, 2009, Pages

  Wang, Menghua ^a   Son, Seung Hyun ^a,b   Harding Jr , Lawrence W ^c  

^a NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b IM Systems Group Inc   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACKSCATTERING; NASA; RADIOMETERS; REFLECTION; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SPECTROMETERS;

AT-WAVELENGTH; BACKSCATTERING COEFFICIENTS; CHESAPEAKE BAY; COASTAL OCEAN; DERIVED DATA; DIFFUSE ATTENUATION COEFFICIENTS; DOWN-WELLING; IN-SITU; IN-SITU DATA; IN-SITU MEASUREMENT; MODERATE RESOLUTION IMAGING SPECTRORADIOMETER; NEW MODEL; OCEAN WATER; OPEN OCEAN; PHOTOSYNTHETICALLY AVAILABLE RADIATIONS; SATELLITE OCEAN COLOR; SEMI-ANALYTICAL MODEL; SEMIANALYTICAL APPROACH; SPECTRAL IRRADIANCE; TURBID WATER; WATER-LEAVING RADIANCES;

OCEANOGRAPHY;

BACKSCATTER; DOWNWELLING; IRRADIANCE; OCEAN COLOR; PHOTOSYNTHETICALLY ACTIVE RADIATION; SATELLITE DATA; TURBIDITY; WAVELENGTH;

CHESAPEAKE BAY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 76449090501     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2009JC005286     Document Type: Article

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