Distribution of floating Sargassum in the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic ocean mapped using MERIS

International Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 32, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1917-1929

  Gower, J F R ^a   King, S A ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF OCEAN SCIENCES   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SATELLITE IMAGERY; SURVEYS;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY; GULF OF MEXICO; HATTERAS; MEDIUM RESOLUTION IMAGING SPECTROMETERS; SEASONAL PATTERNS; SPECTRAL BAND; WESTERN ATLANTIC;

FIGHTER AIRCRAFT;

MACROALGA; MAPPING METHOD; MERIS; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SEASONAL VARIATION; SHIPBORNE MEASUREMENT; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; VEGETATION STRUCTURE;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BAHAMAS; CAPE HATTERAS; GULF OF MEXICO; HATTERAS ISLAND; NORTH CAROLINA; UNITED STATES;

SARGASSUM;

EID: 79953883094     PISSN: 01431161     EISSN: 13665901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01431161003639660     Document Type: Article

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