An empirical approach to derive MODIS ocean color patterns under severe sun glint

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2011, Pages

  Hu, Chuanmin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; COLOR PRINTING; RADIOMETERS; REFLECTION; TROPICS;

AEROSOL PATTERNS; BAND RATIOS; CIRCULATION PATTERNS; COLOR INDEX; COLOR PATTERN; DEEPWATER; EAST CHINA SEA; EASTERN GOM; EMPIRICAL APPROACH; GULF OF MEXICO; LOOP CURRENT; OCEAN COLOR; OCEAN WATER; RAYLEIGH; RESIDUAL ERROR; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE IMAGERY; SOUTH AFRICA; SUN GLINT; TROPICAL ATLANTIC; TROPICAL REGIONS;

COLOR;

DEEP WATER; EDDY; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; MODIS; OCEAN COLOR; OIL SPILL; REFLECTANCE; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE DATA; SEA SURFACE; SEAWATER; SUBTROPICAL REGION; SURFACE TEMPERATURE; TRACKING; TROPICAL REGION;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (TROPICAL); EAST CHINA SEA; PACIFIC OCEAN; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 78651284985     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2010GL045422     Document Type: Article

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