A novel MERIS algorithm to derive cyanobacterial phycocyanin pigment concentrations in a eutrophic lake: Theoretical basis and practical considerations

Remote Sensing of Environment

Volumn 154, Issue , 2014, Pages 298-317

  Qi, Lin ^a,b,c   Hu, Chuanmin ^b   Duan, Hongtao ^a   Cannizzaro, Jennifer ^b   Ma, Ronghua ^a  

^a NANJING INSTITUTE OF GEOGRAPHY AND LIMNOLOGY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Aerosols; Chlorophyll a; Clouds; Lake Taihu; MERIS; Microcystis aeruginosa; Phycocyanin; Remote sensing; Sun glint

Indexed keywords

AEROSOLS; BACTERIA; CLOUDS; REFLECTION; REMOTE SENSING; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; WATER ANALYSIS;

CHLOROPHYLL A; LAKE TAIHU; MERIS; MICROCYSTIS AERUGINOSA; PHYCOCYANIN; SUN GLINT;

LAKES;

ALGORITHM; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CYANOBACTERIUM; EUTROPHIC ENVIRONMENT; MERIS; PHYTOPLANKTON; PIGMENT; RADIATIVE TRANSFER; REMOTE SENSING; THEORETICAL STUDY;

CHINA; DIANCHI LAKE; TAIHU LAKE; YUNNAN;

CYANOBACTERIA; MICROCYSTIS AERUGINOSA;

EID: 84955509806     PISSN: 00344257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rse.2014.08.026     Document Type: Article

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