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Empirical orthogonal function analysis of cloud-containing coastal zone color scanner images of northeastern North American coastal watersEmpirical-orthogonal-function (EOF) analyses were carried out on 36 images of the Mid-Atlantic Bight and the Gulf of Maine, obtained by the CZCS aboard Nimbus 7 for the time period from February 28 through July 9, 1979, with the purpose of determining pigment concentrations in coastal waters. The EOF procedure was modified so as to include images with significant portions of data missing due to cloud obstruction, making it possible to estimate pigment values in areas beneath clouds. The results of image analyses explained observed variances in pigment concentrations and showed a south-to-north pattern corresponding to an April Mid-Atlantic Bight bloom and a June bloom over Nantucket Shoals and Platts Bank.
Document ID
19890063249
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Eslinger, David L.
(Florida State Univ. Tallahassee, FL, United States)
O'Brien, James J.
(Florida State Univ. Tallahassee, FL, United States)
Iverson, Richard L.
(Florida State University Tallahassee, United States)
Date Acquired
August 14, 2013
Publication Date
August 15, 1989
Publication Information
Publication: Journal of Geophysical Research
Volume: 94
ISSN: 0148-0227
Subject Category
Oceanography
Accession Number
89A50620
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NAGW-985
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Other

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