Remote sensing of coastal plumes and ocean fronts: Overview and case study

Journal of Coastal Research

Volumn 28, Issue 1 A, 2012, Pages 1-7

  Klemas, Victor ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

coastal plumes; estuarine fronts; Remote sensing; water pollution

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONE; COLOR; CONVERGENCE; EUTROPHICATION; OCEANIC FRONT; PHYTOPLANKTON; PLUME; POLLUTANT; RADIOMETER; REMOTE SENSING; RESOLUTION; RUNOFF; SALINITY; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; SPECTRAL ANALYSIS; SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR; TURBIDITY; WATER POLLUTION; WATER TEMPERATURE;

EID: 84855366105     PISSN: 07490208     EISSN: 15515036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2112/JCOASTRES-D-11-00025.1     Document Type: Article

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