Validation of standard and alternative satellite ocean-color chlorophyll products off Western Iberia

Remote Sensing of Environment

Volumn 168, Issue , 2015, Pages 403-419

  Sa C ^a   D'Alimonte, D ^b   Brito, A C ^a   Kajiyama, T ^c   Mendes, C R ^d   Vitorino, J ^e   Oliveira, P B ^f   da Silva, J C B ^g   Brotas, V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALGARVE   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSIDADE NOVA DE LISBOA   (Portugal)

^d FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE   (Brazil)

^e INSTITUTO HIDROGRÁFICO   (Portugal)

^f INSTITUTO PORTUGUÊS DO MAR E DA ATMOSFERA   (Portugal)

^g UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Chlorophyll a; MERIS and MODIS sensors; Ocean color remote sensing; Validation

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPHYLL; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE MODELS; COLOR; QUALITY CONTROL; RADIOMETERS;

ALTERNATIVE ALGORITHMS; CHLOROPHYLL A; CHLOROPHYLL-A CONCENTRATION; HYDRODYNAMIC CONDITIONS; MODIS SENSORS; OCEAN COLOR REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE OCEAN COLOR; VALIDATION;

REMOTE SENSING;

ALGORITHM; CHLOROPHYLL A; HYDRODYNAMICS; MERIS; MODIS; NUMERICAL MODEL; OCEAN COLOR; OCEANOGRAPHY; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE DATA; SATELLITE IMAGERY;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; IBERIAN PENINSULA; PORTUGAL;

ALGAE;

EID: 84939618003     PISSN: 00344257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rse.2015.07.018     Document Type: Article

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