Remote sensing of phytoplankton pigment distribution in the United States northeast coast

Remote Sensing of Environment

Volumn 114, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 2403-2416

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

^a NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

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

Author keywords

MODIS Aqua; Phytoplankton pigments; Remote sensing; SeaWiFS; U.S. northeast coast

Indexed keywords

ALGAL BLOOMS; CHLOROPHYLL A; COASTAL WATERS; CONTINENTAL SHELVES; FIELD DATA; FIELD MEASUREMENT; FUCOXANTHIN; MODIS-AQUA; NUTRIENT CONCENTRATIONS; OCEAN-COLOR SATELLITES; PERIDININ; PHYTOPLANKTON PIGMENTS; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; RIVERINE DISCHARGE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEAWIFS; SPATIAL VARIATIONS; U.S. NORTHEAST COAST; WATER RADIOMETRY; WATER TEMPERATURES; ZEAXANTHIN;

ALGAE CONTROL; BAND STRUCTURE; CHLOROPHYLL; DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); OCEANOGRAPHY; PORPHYRINS; RADIOMETERS; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITES;

PHYTOPLANKTON;

ALGAL BLOOM; ALGORITHM; BIOMARKER; CHLOROPHYLL A; COASTAL ZONE; CONTINENTAL SHELF; CYANOBACTERIUM; DIATOM; DINOFLAGELLATE; MODIS; NUTRIENT ENRICHMENT; OCEAN COLOR; PHYTOPLANKTON; PIGMENT; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; RADIOMETRIC SURVEY; REMOTE SENSING; RIVER DISCHARGE; SEAWIFS; SHALLOW WATER; SPATIAL VARIATION; WATER TEMPERATURE;

UNITED STATES;

ALGAE; BACILLARIOPHYTA; CYANOBACTERIA; DINOPHYCEAE;

EID: 77956187098     PISSN: 00344257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rse.2010.05.015     Document Type: Article

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