Assessment of MERIS reflectance data as processed with SeaDAS over the European seas

Optics Express

Volumn 19, Issue 25, 2011, Pages 25657-25671

  Mélin, Frédéric ^a   Zibordi, Giuseppe ^a   Berthon, Jean François ^a   Bailey, Sean ^b,c   Franz, Bryan ^c   Voss, Kenneth ^d   Flora, Stephanie ^e   Grant, Mike ^f  

^a JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

^b Futuretech Corporation   (United States)

^c NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^e MOSS LANDING MARINE LABORATORIES   (United States)

^f PLYMOUTH MARINE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BAND STRUCTURE; REMOTE SENSING; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

ADJUSTMENT FACTORS; DATA ANALYSIS SYSTEM; FIELD OBSERVATIONS; MARINE OPTICAL BUOYS; NORTHERN ADRIATIC SEA; REMOTE-SENSING REFLECTANCE; ROOT MEAN SQUARE DIFFERENCES; VICARIOUS CALIBRATION;

REFLECTION;

WATER;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EUROPE; METHODOLOGY; PHOTOMETRY; SEA;

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EUROPE; OCEANS AND SEAS; PHOTOMETRY; WATER;

EID: 82955233617     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.19.025657     Document Type: Article

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