On the Correlation of Sea Surface Temperature and Chlorophyll in Upwelling Events from Satellite Imagery- Juniper Publishers
Juniper Publishers - Journal of Oceanography Abstract The relationship between SST and chlorophyll fields from satellite imagery can be computed from several methods. However, the value of the correlation of both fields uses to be lower than expected. It is demonstrated that this is due to a shift between the two fields from the time response of the biological system and the marine dynamic. Authors present a simple method to correct the shift between both fields based on the computation of their skeletons to improve the correlation. Keywords: Upwelling; Sea Surface Temperature; chlorophyll; satellite imagery; correlation Abbreviations: SST: Sea Surface Temperature; ITCZ: Intertropical Convergence Zone; OOD Observatorio Oceanografico Digital De Venezuela; MODIS-SCAR: Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer Southern Caribbean Go to Short Communication The oceanographic conditions of the Colombian Caribbean coast ( Figure 1 ) are highly influenced by the quit...