{"product_id":"9789401047883","title":"Ocean Colour: Theory and Applications in a Decade of CZCS Experience","description":"\u003ch1\u003eOcean Colour: Theory and Applications in a Decade of CZCS Experience\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eBarale, Vittorio; Schlittenhardt, Peter M.\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003eOptical remote sensing is of invaluable help in understanding  the marine environment and its biogeochemical and physical processes.  The Coastal Zone Color Scanner (CZCS), which operated on board the  Nimbus-7 satellite from late 1978 to early 1986, has been the main  source of ocean colour data. Much work has been devoted to CZCS data  processing and analysis techniques throughout the 1980s. After a  decade of experience, the Productivity of the Global Ocean (PGO)  Activity - which was established in the framework of the International  Space Year 1992 (ISY '92) by SAFISY, the Space Agency Forum of ISY -  sponsored a workshop aimed at providing a reference in ocean colour  science and at promoting the full exploitation of the CZCS historical  data in the field of biological oceanography.   The present volume comprises a series of state-of-the-art  contributions on theory, applications and future perspectives of ocean  colour. After an introduction on the historical perspective of ocean  colour, a number of articles are devoted to the CZCS theoretical  background, on radiative transfer and in-water topics, as well as on  calibration, atmospheric correction and pigment concentration  retrieval algorithms developed for the CZCS. Further, a review is  given of major applications of CZCS data around the world, carried out  in the past decade. The following part of the book is centered on the  application of ocean colour to the assessment of marine biological  information, with particular regard to plankton biomass, primary  productivity and the coupling of physical\/biological models. The links  between global oceanic production and climate dynamics are also  addressed. Finally, the last section is devoted to future approaches  and goals of ocean colour science, and to planned sensors and systems.  The book is required reading for those involved in ocean colour and  related disciplines, providing an overview of the current status in  this field as well as stimulating thedebate on new ideas and  developments for upcoming ocean colour missions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Springer\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2012-11-08\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9789401047883\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-94-011-1791-3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 240cm x160cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 369\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44398651768972,"sku":"9789401047883","price":99.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9789401047883.jpg?v=1755439970","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9789401047883","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}