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A multi-sensor remote sensing approach for measuring primary production from space
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Gautier, Catherine |
| Copyright Year | 1989 |
| Description | It is proposed to develop a multi-sensor remote sensing method for computing marine primary productivity from space, based on the capability to measure the primary ocean variables which regulate photosynthesis. The three variables and the sensors which measure them are: (1) downwelling photosynthetically available irradiance, measured by the VISSR sensor on the GOES satellite, (2) sea-surface temperature from AVHRR on NOAA series satellites, and (3) chlorophyll-like pigment concentration from the Nimbus-7/CZCS sensor. These and other measured variables would be combined within empirical or analytical models to compute primary productivity. With this proposed capability of mapping primary productivity on a regional scale, we could begin realizing a more precise and accurate global assessment of its magnitude and variability. Applications would include supplementation and expansion on the horizontal scale of ship-acquired biological data, which is more accurate and which supplies the vertical components of the field, monitoring oceanic response to increased atmospheric carbon dioxide levels, correlation with observed sedimentation patterns and processes, and fisheries management. |
| File Size | 3010613 |
| Page Count | 62 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19890006073 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t5bc8w147 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1989-01-10 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Earth Resources And Remote Sensing Upwelling Water Marine Environments Surface Temperature Fisheries Irradiance Photosynthesis Oceanographic Parameters Remote Sensing Chlorophylls 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 |
