Inherent optical properties and satellite retrieval of chlorophyll concentration in the lagoon and open ocean waters of New Caledonia

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 61, Issue 7-12, 2010, Pages 503-518

  Dupouy, Cécile ^a,b   Neveux, Jacques ^c   Ouillon, Sylvain ^d   Frouin, Robert ^e   Murakami, Hiroshi ^f   Hochard, Sébastien ^b   Dirberg, Guillaume ^g  

^a INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (New Caledonia)

^b AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

^c SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^d LEGOS   (France)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^f JAPAN AEROSPACE EXPLORATION AGENCY   (Japan)

^g MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

Author keywords

Absorption; Backscattering; Bio optical model; Bio optical properties; Chlorophyll; Lagoon; New Caledonia; OC4v4 algorithm; Ocean color; Remote sensing reflectance; Trichodesmium

Indexed keywords

BIO-OPTICAL MODELS; BIO-OPTICAL PROPERTIES; LAGOON; NEW CALEDONIA; OC4V4 ALGORITHM; OCEAN COLOR; REMOTE SENSING REFLECTANCE; TRICHODESMIUM;

ABSORPTION; ALGORITHMS; BACKSCATTERING; LAKES; NASA; OCEANOGRAPHY; PORPHYRINS; REFLECTION; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE IMAGERY; TURBIDITY;

CHLOROPHYLL;

CHLOROPHYLL A;

ABSORPTION COEFFICIENT; ALGORITHM; CHLOROPHYLL; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CORRELATION; CYANOBACTERIUM; IN SITU MEASUREMENT; LAGOON; NUMERICAL MODEL; OCEAN COLOR; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SPECTRAL REFLECTANCE; TURBIDITY;

ARTICLE; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; COASTAL WATERS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FIELD STUDY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; IMAGE RETRIEVAL; LAGOON; NEW CALEDONIA; NONHUMAN; OPTICAL RESOLUTION; PHYTOPLANKTON; RADIATION DETECTOR; REFLECTOMETRY; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPECTROFLUOROMETRY; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; TURBIDITY; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER QUALITY;

ALGORITHMS; CHLOROPHYLL; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; NEW CALEDONIA; OPTICAL PHENOMENA; PACIFIC OCEAN; PHYTOPLANKTON; SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS; SEAWATER;

NEW CALEDONIA [MELANESIA];

TRICHODESMIUM;

EID: 77956012081     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2010.06.039     Document Type: Article

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