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Water quality parameters of harbors of Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, Virgin Islands: Acquisition of in situ water data, intercorrelation of selected water parameters, and initial correlation of these in situ biological, chemical and physical data with ERTS-1 bulk CCT MSS band 5 dataThe author has identified the following significant results. Remote sensing by the ERTS-1 satellite was compared with selected water quality parameters including pH, salinity, conductivity, dissolved oxygen, water depth, water temperature, turbidity, plankton concentration, current variables, chlorophylla, total carotenoids, and species diversity of the benthic community. Strong correlation between turbidity and MSS-sensed radiance was recorded and less strong correlations between the two plankton pigments and radiance. Turbidity and benthic species diversity were highly correlated furnishing an inferential tie between an easily sensed water quality variable and a sensitive indicator of average water quality conditions.
Document ID
19740006891
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Other
Authors
Coulbourn, W. C.
(Grumman Ecosystems Corp. San German, Puerto Rico)
Olsen, D. A.
(Marine Resources Development Foundation)
Date Acquired
August 7, 2013
Publication Date
October 1, 1973
Publication Information
Publication: Grumman Ecosystems Corp. ERTS-1 Virgin Islands Expt. 589. Determine Boundaries of ERTS and Aircraft Data Within Which Useful Water Quality Information Can Be Obtained
Subject Category
Geophysics
Accession Number
74N15004
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.

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