The Mediterranean Ocean Colour Observing System – System development and product validation

Ocean Science

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 869-883

  Volpe, G ^a   Colella, S ^a   Forneris, V ^a   Tronconi, C ^a   Santoleri, R ^a  

^a Istituto di Scienze dell'Atmosfera e Del Clima   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT METHOD; CALIBRATION; CHLOROPHYLL; DATA SET; ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION; MODIS; OCEANOGRAPHY; SATELLITE DATA; SATELLITE IMAGERY;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

EID: 84867777922     PISSN: 18120784     EISSN: 18120792     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/os-8-869-2012     Document Type: Article

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