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A review of initial investigations to utilize ERTS-1 data in determining the availability and distribution of living marine resourcesThis study was initiated in July 1972 to determine the reliability of satellite and high altitude sensors to provide data about oceanographic parameters in coastal waters; demonstrate the use of remotely sensed oceanographic information to predict the distribution and abundance of adult menhaden; and, demonstrate the potential of using satellite acquired information for improving the harvest and management of a fishery resource. The study focused on coastal are as in the north central portion of the Gulf of Mexico including parts of Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana. The area used in the final analysis was limited to the Mississippi Sound, which is approximately 145 kilometers (90 miles) long and 16 kilometers (10 miles) wide, has an average water depth of about 3.7 meters (12 feet), and in general characterizes an estuarine environment.
Document ID
19740022681
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Stevenson, W. H.
(National Marine Fisheries Service Bay Saint Louis, MS, United States)
Kemmerer, A. J.
(National Marine Fisheries Service Bay Saint Louis, MS, United States)
Atwell, B. H.
(NASA Mississippi Test Facility)
Maughan, P. M.
(Earth Satellite Corp.)
Date Acquired
August 7, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1974
Publication Information
Publication: NASA. Goddard Space Flight Center 3d ERTS-1 Symp., Vol. 1, Sect. B
Subject Category
Geophysics
Report/Patent Number
PAPER-M3
Accession Number
74N30794
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.
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