An improved algorithm for retrieving chlorophyll-a from MODIS imagery

Inthisstudy,animprovedMODISoceanchlorophyll-a(chla)3model(IOC3M)algorithmwasdevelopedasasubstitutefortheMODISglobalchlaconcentrationestimationalgorithm,OC3M,toestimatechlaconcentrationsinwaterswithhighsuspendedsedimentconcentrations(SSC),suchastheYellowRiverEstuary,China.TheIOC3Malgori