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Event-scale relationships between surface velocity, temperature and chlorophyll in the coastal ocean, as seen by satellite
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Strub, P. Ted |
| Copyright Year | 1991 |
| Description | The overall goal of this project was to increase our understanding of processes which determine the temporally varying distributions of surface chlorophyll pigment concentration and surface temperature in the California Current System (CCS) on the time-scale of 'events', i.e., several days to several weeks. We also proposed to investigate seasonal and regional differences in these events. Additionally, we proposed to evaluate methods of estimating surface velocities and horizontal transport of pigment and heat from sequences of AVHRR and CZCS images. The four specific objectives stated in the original proposal were to: (1) test surface current estimates made from sequences of both SST and color images using variations of the statistical method of Emery et al. (1986) and estimate the uncertainties in these satellite-derived surface currents; (2) characterize the spatial and temporal relationships of chlorophyll and temperature in rapidly evolving features for which adequate imagery exist and evaluate the contribution of these events to monthly and seasonal averages; (3) use the methods tested in (1) to determine the nature of the velocity fields in the CCS; and (4) compare the currents, temperature, and currents in different seasons and in different geographic regions. |
| File Size | 18546939 |
| Page Count | 296 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19920021495 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t3tt9j18p |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1991-12-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Oceanography Temporal Distribution Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer Statistical Analysis Transport Properties Coastal Currents Surface Temperature Satellite Observation Velocity Distribution Ocean Surface Coastal Zone Color Scanner Chlorophylls Ocean Temperature Satellite Imagery Annual Variations Coastal Water Heat Transfer Ocean Currents 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 |
