Oceanographic Studies Using Satellite Data: Detection of Near-Shore Phenomena in ERTS Imagery.

• Main Authors: Bowley,Clinton J., Barnes,James C.
• Other Authors: ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY INC LEXINGTON MASS
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 1974
• Subjects: Physical and Dynamic Oceanography; *COASTAL REGIONS; *OCEANOGRAPHIC DATA; ANOMALIES; UNITED STATES; OCEAN CURRENTS; NEW YORK; BOUNDARIES; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; CALIFORNIA; THAWING; PLUMES; WASTES; TEXAS; NEW JERSEY; FLORIDA; SEDIMENTATION; EDDY CURRENTS; PHOTOGRAPHS; SEA ICE; ARCTIC REGIONS; LOUISIANA; PHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGES; NEW ENGLAND; TURBIDITY; OREGON; BERING SEA; ICE REPORTING; PACK ICE; MISSISSIPPI; WASHINGTON(STATE); ERTS-1 satellite; Arctic; Bering Sea; Sea ice
• Online Access: http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA001300; http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA001300

The detection of near-shore phenomena in the ERTS-1 four-channel, multispectral scanner (MSS) imagery was investigated. Selected imagery containing near-shore patterns in several geographical locations are catalogued with documentation of the types of phenomena detected.