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Use of ocean color scanner data in water quality mappingRemotely sensed data, in combination with in situ data, are used in assessing water quality parameters within the San Francisco Bay-Delta. The parameters include suspended solids, chlorophyll, and turbidity. Regression models are developed between each of the water quality parameter measurements and the Ocean Color Scanner (OCS) data. The models are then extended to the entire study area for mapping water quality parameters. The results include a series of color-coded maps, each pertaining to one of the water quality parameters, and the statistical analysis of the OCS data and regression models. It is found that concurrently collected OCS data and surface truth measurements are highly useful in mapping the selected water quality parameters and locating areas having relatively high biological activity. In addition, it is found to be virtually impossible, at least within this test site, to locate such areas on U-2 color and color-infrared photography.
Document ID
19810059141
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Khorram, S.
(California, University Berkeley, CA, United States)
Date Acquired
August 11, 2013
Publication Date
May 1, 1981
Publication Information
Publication: Photogrammetric Engineering and Remote Sensing
Volume: 47
Subject Category
Oceanography
Accession Number
81A43545
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NSG-5256
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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