Contents
Part I Introduction to Remote Sensing of the African Seas
1 The African Marginal and Enclosed Seas: An Overview . . . . . . . . . . . .
3
Vittorio Barale
2 Satellite Water Colour Observations in African Seas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Jim Gower and Stephanie King
3 Thermal Infrared Remote Sensing and Sea Surface Temperature
of Marine and Coastal Waters Around Africa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Nicolas Hoepffner, Samuel Djavidnia, Leo Nykjaer and Pascal Derycke
4 Remote Sensing of African Coastal Waters Using Active
Microwaves Instrument . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Werner Alpers
Part II Western Africa Near-Coastal Waters
5 Mesoscale Dynamics in the Canary Islands Area as Observed
Through Complementary Remote Sensing Techniques . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Luis García-Weil, Antonio G. Ramos, Josep Coca
and Alexandre Redondo
6 Impacts of Saharan Dust on the Marine Environment
in the Area off Northwest Africa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Thomas Ohde and Herbert Siegel
7 Water Constituents Assessment at the Sassandra River Mouth
(Côte d’Ivoire): An Outline Based on Remote Sensing Reflectances . . 135
Eric V. Djagoua, Jeanne M. Kouadio, Cassandre Z. Dro,
Mireille Bella, Jean B. Kassi, Brice A. Mobio, Kouadio Affian,
Simon Belanger and Pierre Larouche
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Part I Introduction to Remote Sensing of the African Seas
1 The African Marginal and Enclosed Seas: An Overview . . . . . . . . . . . .
3
Vittorio Barale
2 Satellite Water Colour Observations in African Seas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Jim Gower and Stephanie King
3 Thermal Infrared Remote Sensing and Sea Surface Temperature
of Marine and Coastal Waters Around Africa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Nicolas Hoepffner, Samuel Djavidnia, Leo Nykjaer and Pascal Derycke
4 Remote Sensing of African Coastal Waters Using Active
Microwaves Instrument . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Werner Alpers
Part II Western Africa Near-Coastal Waters
5 Mesoscale Dynamics in the Canary Islands Area as Observed
Through Complementary Remote Sensing Techniques . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Luis García-Weil, Antonio G. Ramos, Josep Coca
and Alexandre Redondo
6 Impacts of Saharan Dust on the Marine Environment
in the Area off Northwest Africa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Thomas Ohde and Herbert Siegel
7 Water Constituents Assessment at the Sassandra River Mouth
(Côte d’Ivoire): An Outline Based on Remote Sensing Reflectances . . 135
Eric V. Djagoua, Jeanne M. Kouadio, Cassandre Z. Dro,
Mireille Bella, Jean B. Kassi, Brice A. Mobio, Kouadio Affian,
Simon Belanger and Pierre Larouche
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