Characterization of MODIS-derived euphotic zone depth: Results for the China Sea

Remote Sensing of Environment

Volumn 115, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 180-186

  Shang, Shaoling ^a   Lee, Zhongping ^b   Wei, Guomei ^a  

^a XIAMEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

China Sea; Chlorophyll a; Euphotic zone depth; MODIS; Remote sensing

Indexed keywords

AVERAGE DIFFERENCE; CARBON CYCLING; CHINA SEA; CHLOROPHYLL-A; CHLOROPHYLL-A CONCENTRATION; CONTINENTAL SHELVES; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; EUPHOTIC ZONE; GLOBAL SCALE; IN-SITU; INHERENT OPTICAL PROPERTIES; MATCHING LOCATION; MODIS; OCEAN COLOR MEASUREMENT; ROOT MEAN SQUARE ERRORS; SEASONAL VARIATION; SHELF WATERS; TIME WINDOWS;

CHLOROPHYLL; COLORIMETRY; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; PORPHYRINS; REMOTE SENSING;

RADIOMETERS;

CARBON CYCLE; CHLOROPHYLL; CONTINENTAL SHELF; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; ERROR ANALYSIS; EUPHOTIC ZONE; MEASUREMENT METHOD; MODIS; OCEAN COLOR; OPTICAL PROPERTY; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; WATER DEPTH;

PACIFIC OCEAN; SOUTH CHINA SEA;

EID: 77958108731     PISSN: 00344257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rse.2010.08.016     Document Type: Article

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