Publication Date:
2011-08-19
Description:
Landsat 5 TM measurements are found suitable for study of small scale features in coastal waters; three independent factors, namely suspended matter concentration, atmospheric scattering, and sea-surface temperature, were extracted from all seven TM channels on the basis of factor analysis. The distribution of suspended matter in near-surface water layer and sea surface temperature is observable with a spatial resolution of at least 120 x 120 sq m. The high correlation between water depth and suspended matter distribution established by ship-gathered data supports the presently hypothesized control by bottom topography and wind-modified tidal currents of eddy and front formation.
Keywords:
EARTH RESOURCES AND REMOTE SENSING
Type:
Advances in Space Research (ISSN 0273-1177); 9; 1, 19; 191-200
Format:
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