Remote sensing of phytoplankton An attempt from the Landsat Thematic Mapper

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Abstract
An atmospheric correction scheme using Landsat Thematic Mapper (TM) bands 1, 2 and 4 was developed and the data corrected for atmospheric effects due to Rayleigh scattering and aerosols. Secondly phytoplankton pigment mapping was achieved through substitution of corrected radiances in TM bands 1 and 2 into a bio-optical algorithm developed for the study area off Azhikal in the Arabian Sea. A C map showing near-surface concentrations of phytoplankton pigments (mgm−3)and a K map showing the pigment distribution (m−1) in one attenuation length were generated.