Research Article

A Semianalytical Model Using MODIS Data to Estimate Cell Density of Red Tide Algae (Aureococcus anophagefferens)

Table 1

Summary of A. anophagefferens backscattering characteristics.

BandsBackscattering coefficients m2
(mgchla)−1
(m−1)Amplitude of variation

4200.0044–0.163936.250.570
4420.0042–0.143233.090.527
4880.0041–0.161638.410.538
5500.0029–0.092030.720.341
6200.0030–0.093430.130.353
7000.0029–0.081827.210.324