Satellite-based water quality monitoring for improved spatial and temporal retrieval of chlorophyll-a in coastal waters

Remote Sensing of Environment

Volumn 158, Issue , 2015, Pages 417-430

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Author keywords

Chlorophyll a; Coastal zone; Eutrophication; Management; MERIS; Monitoring; Remote sensing; Water quality assessment

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPHYLL; COASTAL ZONES; ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS; EUTROPHICATION; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; MANAGEMENT; PHYTOPLANKTON; QUALITY CONTROL; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITES; SHIPS; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER QUALITY;

CHLOROPHYLL A; CHLOROPHYLL-A CONCENTRATION; MERIS; OCEAN COLOUR REMOTE SENSING; OPERATIONAL MONITORING SYSTEM; WATER FRAMEWORK DIRECTIVES; WATER QUALITY ASSESSMENTS; WATER QUALITY MONITORING SYSTEMS;

MONITORING;

CHLOROPHYLL A; COASTAL WATER; COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT; COLOR; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; EUTROPHICATION; MERIS; MONITORING SYSTEM; PHYTOPLANKTON; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE DATA; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; WATER QUALITY;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BALTIC SEA;

EID: 84952638885     PISSN: 00344257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rse.2014.11.017     Document Type: Article

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