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Notes on the illustrations 
Fig. 1. Arrangement of the test areas for 3 area sizes 
Fig. 2. Spectral mean values (North Sea): position-dependent distribution 
with sensor-specific error margin; size (number) of test areas: 
100 x 1080 pixels (11) 
Fig. 3. Spectral mean values (North Sea): position-dependent distribution 
with sensor-specific error margin; size (number) of test areas: 
100 x 96 pixels (11) 
Fig. 4. Spectral mean values (North Sea): position-dependent distribution 
with sensor-specific error margin; size (number of test areas: 
50 x 48 pixels (22) 
Fig. 5. Eigenvalues (North Sea): position-dependent distribution with 
sensor-specific error margin; size (number) of test areas: 
100 x 1080 pixels (11) 
Fig. 6. Eigenvalues (North Sea): position-dependent distribution with 
sensor-specific error margin; size (number) of test areas: 
100 x 96 pixels (11) 
Fig. 7. Eigenvalues (North Sea): position-dependent distribution with 
sensor-specific error margin; size (number) of test areas: 
50 x 48 pixels (22) 
Fig. 8. Direction angles of the largest ellipsoid semimajor axis 
(North Sea): position-dependent distribution with sensor-specific 
error margin; size (number) of test areas 100 x 1080 pixels (11) 
Fig. 9. Direction angles of the largest ellipsoid semimajor axis (North 
Sea): position-dependent distribution with sensor-specific error 
margin; size (number)of test areas: 100 x 96 pixels (11) 
Fig. 10. Direction angles of the largest ellipsoid semimajor axis (North 
Sea): position-dependent distribution with sensor-specific error 
margin; size (number) of test areas : 50 x 48 pixels (22) 
Fig. 11. Quotients of the components of the all-positive eigenvector x 
(North Sea): position-dependent distribution with sensor-specific 
error margin and permissible maximum; size (number) of test areas: 
100 x 1080 pixels (11) 
Fig. 12. Quotients of the components of the all-positive eigenvector x 
(North Sea): position-dependent distribution with sensor-specific 
error margin and permissible maximum; size (number) of test areas: 
100 x 96 pixels (11) 
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