Water quality assessment using satellite-derived chlorophyll-a within the European directives, in the southeastern Bay of Biscay

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 64, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 739-750

  Novoa, S ^a   Chust, G ^a   Sagarminaga, Y ^a   Revilla, M ^a   Borja, A ^a   Franco, J ^a  

^a MARINE RESEARCH DIVISION   (Spain)

Author keywords

Chlorophyll a; European directives; Remote sensing; Water quality assessment

Indexed keywords

BAY OF BISCAY; CHLOROPHYLL A; CLASSIFICATION SCHEME; COASTAL WATER BODIES; ECOLOGICAL STATUS; EMPIRICAL ALGORITHMS; EUROPEAN DIRECTIVE; EXCLUSIVE ECONOMIC ZONES; IN-SITU; IN-SITU MEASUREMENT; MODIS SENSORS; REMOTE SENSING TECHNOLOGY; SEA SURFACES; WATER QUALITY ASSESSMENT; WATER QUALITY ASSESSMENTS; WATER QUALITY MONITORING; WATERBODIES;

ALGORITHMS; IMAGE MATCHING; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SURFACE WATERS; WATER QUALITY;

CHLOROPHYLL;

CHLOROPHYLL A;

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; ALGORITHM; CHLOROPHYLL A; COASTAL WATER; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; IN SITU MEASUREMENT; MODIS; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE SENSOR; WATER QUALITY;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; BAY; CLASSIFICATION; COASTAL WATERS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECOLOGY; IMAGING; LAW; MEASUREMENT; PHYTOPLANKTON; QUALITY CONTROL; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SENSOR; SPAIN; TELECOMMUNICATION; WATER QUALITY; WATER SAMPLING;

BAYS; CHLOROPHYLL; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EUROPEAN UNION; SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS; SEAWATER; WATER QUALITY;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BAY OF BISCAY;

EID: 84859107072     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: 18793363     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2012.01.020     Document Type: Article

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