Remote sensing of coastal sea-surface features off Northern British Columbia

This article presents an overview of surface oceanographic features identified by AVHRR imagery in Hecate Strait and adjacent waters surrounding the Queen Charlotte Islands, Canada, an area still poor in in situ observations. The observed features and their temporal variability are interpreted in te...

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Published in:Remote sensing of environment 1993-07, Vol.45 (1), p.73-84
Main Authors: Jardine, Ian D., Thomson, Keith A., Foreman, Michael G., LeBlond, Paul H.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
290301 - Energy Planning & Policy- Environment, Health, & Safety- Regional & Global Environmental Aspects- (1992-)
540310 - Environment, Aquatic- Basic Studies- (1990-)
BRITISH COLUMBIA
CANADA
COASTAL WATERS
CURRENTS
DEVELOPED COUNTRIES
Dynamics of the ocean (upper and deep oceans)
Earth, ocean, space
ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY AND ECONOMY
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
Exact sciences and technology
External geophysics
HYDROLOGY
Marine
MATHEMATICAL MODELS
METEOROLOGY
NORTH AMERICA
OCEANOGRAPHY
Physics of the oceans
REMOTE SENSING
SATELLITES
SEAS
SURFACE WATERS
TIDE
WATER CURRENTS
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Summary:This article presents an overview of surface oceanographic features identified by AVHRR imagery in Hecate Strait and adjacent waters surrounding the Queen Charlotte Islands, Canada, an area still poor in in situ observations. The observed features and their temporal variability are interpreted in terms of meteorological and hydrological forcing. The effects of tidal mixing are discussed through the application of a finite element numerical model.
ISSN:0034-4257
0030-0950
1879-0704
2471-9390
DOI:10.1016/0034-4257(93)90083-A