Evaluation of MERIS products from Baltic Sea coastal waters rich in CDOM

Ocean Science

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 377-396

  Beltran Abaunza J M ^a   Kratzer, S ^a   Brockmann, C ^b  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b Brockmann Consult GmbH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ATMOSPHERIC CORRECTION; CHLOROPHYLL; COASTAL ZONE; DISSOLVED ORGANIC MATTER; MERIS; MONITORING; SPECTRAL REFLECTANCE; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; WATER QUALITY;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BALTIC SEA; HIMMERFJARDEN; STOCKHOLM [SWEDEN]; SWEDEN;

EID: 84901465417     PISSN: 18120784     EISSN: 18120792     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/os-10-377-2014     Document Type: Article

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