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A summary of selected early results from the erts-1 menhaden experiment
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Minkler, F. C. Benigno, J. A. Reese, G. B. Kemmerer, A. J. |
| Copyright Year | 1973 |
| Description | The author has identified the following significant results. Imagery from ERTS-1 satellite was used in conjunction with aerial photographically-sensed menhaden distribution information, sea truth oceanographic measurements, and commercial fishing information from a 8685 square kilometer study area in the north-central portion of the Gulf of Mexico to demonstrate relationships between selected oceanographic parameters and menhaden distribution, ERTS-1 imagery and menhaden distribution, and ERTS-1 imagery and oceanographic parameters. ERTS-1, MSS band 5 imagery density levels correlated with photographically detected menhaden distribution patterns and could be explained based on sea truth Secchi disc transparency and water depth measurements. These two parameters, together with surface salinity, Forel-Ule color, and chlorophyll-a also were found to correlate significantly with menhaden distribution. Eight empirical models were developed which provided menhaden distribution predictions for the study area on combinations of Secchi disc transparency, water depth, surface salinity, and Forel-Ule color measurements. |
| File Size | 1822902 |
| Page Count | 37 |
| File Format | |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19730018534 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t9z07wp7q |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1973-06-29 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Geophysics Gulf of Mexico Mississippi Marine Environments Earth Resources Program Fishes Aerial Photography Oceanography Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Technical Report |