Remote sensing /Nimbus-7 CZCS/ analysis of phytoplankton distribution in coastal waters of the Gulf of Lions /northwestern Mediterranean/The distribution of phytoplankton in the northwestern Mediterranean was studied using the experimental satellite Nimbus 7, which is equipped with a coastal zone color scanner (CZCS). The most characteristic boundaries of this biomass and its variations throughout the year of 1979 were also investigated by treating the CZCS data, collected through different channels with defined wavelengths, with a computer. Using specially adapted algorithms, characteristic features such as mesoscale cyclonic eddy, out-flow of freshwater from the Rhone river, and coastal upwelling were revealed. It is confirmed that the biomass of phytoplankton is a good indicator for the mesoscale distribution of water masses, and that the remote sensing in the visible spectrum can permit the study of frontal boundaries in the sea.
Document ID
19830040735
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Proceedings
Authors
Caraux, D. (Scripps Institution of Oceanography La Jolla, CA, United States)
Austin, R. W. (California, University Scripps Institution of Oceanography, La Jolla, CA, United States)
Date Acquired
August 11, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1982
Subject Category
Oceanography
Meeting Information
Meeting: International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, International Symposium