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Evaluation of ERTS data for certain oceanographic usesThe author has identified the following significant results. (1) Sunglint effects over water can be expected in ERTS-1 images whenever solar elevations exceed 55 deg. (2) Upwellings were viewed coincidently by ERTS-1 and NOAA-2 in Lake Michigan on two occasions during August 1973. (3) A large oil slick was identified 100 km off the Maryland coast in the Atlantic Ocean. Volume of the oil was estimated to be least 200,000 liters (50,000 gallons). (4) ERTS-1 observations of turbidity patterns in Lake St. Clair provide circulation information that correlates well with physical model studies made 10 years ago. (5) Good correlation has been established between ERTS-1 water color densities and NOAA-2 thermal infrared surface temperature measurements. Initial comparisons have been made in Lake Erie during March 1973.
Document ID
19740004034
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Contractor Report (CR)
Authors
Strong, A. E. (National Environmental Satellite Service Washington, DC, United States)
Date Acquired
September 3, 2013
Publication Date
October 1, 1973
Subject Category
Geophysics
Report/Patent Number
E74-10093
NASA-CR-136005
SAR-3
Accession Number
74N12147
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NASA ORDER S-70246-AG
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.

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