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Index
Benguela
system, 185–199
upwelling system, 65
Bio-optical
algorithms, 192, 413
characteristics, 136, 187
properties, 171, 337
Biogenic surface films, 88–92, 210, 213, 223
Bloom, 7, 9, 16, 17, 32, 34–42, 44, 46–52,
67, 128, 167, 169, 173–175, 177–179,
185–199, 222, 335, 336, 340, 343, 350,
351, 396, 413
Body force, 269, 270
Bonga oil spill, 151, 155, 157, 158
Bragg scattering, 82
Bragg waves, 262
Brightness temperature, 99, 105
BT, see Brightness temperature
C
Canary Current, 6–8, 97, 98, 115, 116, 216
Canary Islands, 97–116
Cap-Vert, 90, 91, 205, 213, 215–224
Case 1/Case 2 waters, 32, 188, 191, 192
CDOM, see Coloured dissolved organic matter
CFAR, see Constant False Alarm Rate
CHL, see Chlorophyll-like pigments of
phytoplankton
Chl-a, see Chlorophyll-a
Chlorophyll, 32–42, 47, 52
concentration, 32, 34, 37–42, 50, 203
Chlorophyll-a, 99, 188, 190, 192–194, 197,
402, 410–414
Chlorophyll-like pigments, 140, 336
Chlorophyll-like pigments of phytoplankton,
135, 138, 140–143, 145, 146
Chlorophytes, 193
Cloud contamination, 235, 240, 244
Coast
Côte d’Ivoire, 136–143, 145, 146, see also
Côte d’Ivoire
Morocco, 80, 83, 85, 89
Somalia, 63
Tanzania, see Tanzania coast
Coastal
lagoon, 379, 381–386, 393
management, 328, 329
upwelling, 64–67, 101, 104, 114, 146
waters, 136–138, 141, 143, 146, 154–156,
158, 378–380, 396
windjet, 85
Coccolithophores, 169, 172, 174–176, 189
Coloured dissolved organic matter, 139, 140,
142–146
Concentration basin, 5, 338
Constant False Alarm Rate, 289, 294
Coral reef, 317–319, 321, 322, 324–329
Côte d’Ivoire, 137–146
Currents, 3, 4, 8, 10–13, 16, 20, 55, 59, 60, 76,
86, 87, 103, 116, 177, 197, 203, 205,
210, 232, 233, 235, 241–245, 249–251,
255, 262, 264, 268, 269, 275–277, 280,
307, 309, 327, 338
Cyanobacteria, 189, 337, 411–413
D
Dayr el-Bahari, vii
Deep convection, 6, 10, 16
DET, see Suspended detritus
Diarrhetic shellfish poisoning, 186
Diatoms, 186, 189, 190, 193, 194
Dinoflagellates, 186, 189, 193, 194
Dissolved organic matter, 32, 136, 139, 141,
174, 340, 410
Doppler shift, 82, 251, 254, 288
DSP, see Diarrhetic shellfish poisoning
Dust storm, 19, 121, 122, 124, 125, 127–131
E
EAMnet, 58
EAP, see Equivalent Algal Population
Earth Observations, 56
East African Coastal Current, 10, 12
East Madagascar Current, 10, 12, 13
Eddies, 265, 277, 338, 339
sub-mesoscale, 356, 358, 360, 365, 367,
373, 375
Eddy kinetic energy, 102
Eddy
cyclonic/anticyclonic, 99, 101, 107,
110–112, 114–116
island-induced, 99
Egypt, vii, viii, 377, 379–384, 386, 387, 393,
396
EgyptSat-1, 384, 386, 387
EKE, see Eddy kinetic energy
El Niño Southern Oscillation, 9, 241, 408
Enclosed seas, 4–23, 336, 337, 378
ENVISAT, 76, 80, 81, 85, 90, 100, 151,
155–157, 159–161, 171, 205, 223, 235,
240, 242, 249–251, 261, 266, 275, 278,
287, 288, 307, 355, 356, 359, 371, 375,
401, 404, 406, 407
Equivalent Algal Population, 192–197, 199
ERS, see European Remote Sensing Satellite
(1 and 2)
Index
Benguela
system, 185–199
upwelling system, 65
Bio-optical
algorithms, 192, 413
characteristics, 136, 187
properties, 171, 337
Biogenic surface films, 88–92, 210, 213, 223
Bloom, 7, 9, 16, 17, 32, 34–42, 44, 46–52,
67, 128, 167, 169, 173–175, 177–179,
185–199, 222, 335, 336, 340, 343, 350,
351, 396, 413
Body force, 269, 270
Bonga oil spill, 151, 155, 157, 158
Bragg scattering, 82
Bragg waves, 262
Brightness temperature, 99, 105
BT, see Brightness temperature
C
Canary Current, 6–8, 97, 98, 115, 116, 216
Canary Islands, 97–116
Cap-Vert, 90, 91, 205, 213, 215–224
Case 1/Case 2 waters, 32, 188, 191, 192
CDOM, see Coloured dissolved organic matter
CFAR, see Constant False Alarm Rate
CHL, see Chlorophyll-like pigments of
phytoplankton
Chl-a, see Chlorophyll-a
Chlorophyll, 32–42, 47, 52
concentration, 32, 34, 37–42, 50, 203
Chlorophyll-a, 99, 188, 190, 192–194, 197,
402, 410–414
Chlorophyll-like pigments, 140, 336
Chlorophyll-like pigments of phytoplankton,
135, 138, 140–143, 145, 146
Chlorophytes, 193
Cloud contamination, 235, 240, 244
Coast
Côte d’Ivoire, 136–143, 145, 146, see also
Côte d’Ivoire
Morocco, 80, 83, 85, 89
Somalia, 63
Tanzania, see Tanzania coast
Coastal
lagoon, 379, 381–386, 393
management, 328, 329
upwelling, 64–67, 101, 104, 114, 146
waters, 136–138, 141, 143, 146, 154–156,
158, 378–380, 396
windjet, 85
Coccolithophores, 169, 172, 174–176, 189
Coloured dissolved organic matter, 139, 140,
142–146
Concentration basin, 5, 338
Constant False Alarm Rate, 289, 294
Coral reef, 317–319, 321, 322, 324–329
Côte d’Ivoire, 137–146
Currents, 3, 4, 8, 10–13, 16, 20, 55, 59, 60, 76,
86, 87, 103, 116, 177, 197, 203, 205,
210, 232, 233, 235, 241–245, 249–251,
255, 262, 264, 268, 269, 275–277, 280,
307, 309, 327, 338
Cyanobacteria, 189, 337, 411–413
D
Dayr el-Bahari, vii
Deep convection, 6, 10, 16
DET, see Suspended detritus
Diarrhetic shellfish poisoning, 186
Diatoms, 186, 189, 190, 193, 194
Dinoflagellates, 186, 189, 193, 194
Dissolved organic matter, 32, 136, 139, 141,
174, 340, 410
Doppler shift, 82, 251, 254, 288
DSP, see Diarrhetic shellfish poisoning
Dust storm, 19, 121, 122, 124, 125, 127–131
E
EAMnet, 58
EAP, see Equivalent Algal Population
Earth Observations, 56
East African Coastal Current, 10, 12
East Madagascar Current, 10, 12, 13
Eddies, 265, 277, 338, 339
sub-mesoscale, 356, 358, 360, 365, 367,
373, 375
Eddy kinetic energy, 102
Eddy
cyclonic/anticyclonic, 99, 101, 107,
110–112, 114–116
island-induced, 99
Egypt, vii, viii, 377, 379–384, 386, 387, 393,
396
EgyptSat-1, 384, 386, 387
EKE, see Eddy kinetic energy
El Niño Southern Oscillation, 9, 241, 408
Enclosed seas, 4–23, 336, 337, 378
ENVISAT, 76, 80, 81, 85, 90, 100, 151,
155–157, 159–161, 171, 205, 223, 235,
240, 242, 249–251, 261, 266, 275, 278,
287, 288, 307, 355, 356, 359, 371, 375,
401, 404, 406, 407
Equivalent Algal Population, 192–197, 199
ERS, see European Remote Sensing Satellite
(1 and 2)