A new bio-optical algorithm for the remote sensing of algal blooms in complex ocean waters

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 116, Issue 4, 2011, Pages

  Shanmugam, Palanisamy ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY MADRAS   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANOXIC SEDIMENTS; CHLOROPHYLL; RADIOMETERS; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SUSPENDED SEDIMENTS;

ALGAL BLOOMS; ARABIAN SEA; ATMOSPHERIC CORRECTION SCHEMES; BAND RATIOS; BIO-OPTICAL ALGORITHMS; CHLOROPHYLL A; FLORIDA; GLOBAL ALGORITHMS; GLOBAL DATA; IN-SITU DATA; MODERATE RESOLUTION IMAGING SPECTRORADIOMETER; OCEAN WATER; OPERATIONAL MONITORING; OVER CURRENT; PIGMENT CONCENTRATION; SATELLITE DATA; SEA-VIEWING WIDE FIELD-OF-VIEW SENSORS; VISIBLE BAND; WATER-LEAVING RADIANCES;

ALGORITHMS;

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; ALGAL BLOOM; ALGORITHM; CHLOROPHYLL; DATA SET; ERROR ANALYSIS; MEASUREMENT METHOD; MERIS; MODIS; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PHYTOPLANKTON; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RADIOMETRIC METHOD; REFLECTANCE; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE DATA; SEAWATER; SUSPENDED SEDIMENT; TURBIDITY;

ARABIAN SEA; INDIAN OCEAN;

ALGAE;

EID: 79955071868     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2010JC006796     Document Type: Article

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