Physics-based approach to color image enhancement in poor visibility conditions

Journal of the Optical Society of America A: Optics and Image Science, and Vision

Volumn 18, Issue 10, 2001, Pages 2460-2467

  Tan, Kokkeong ^a   Oakley, John P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAMERAS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; LUMINESCENCE; VISIBILITY;

COLOR IMAGE ENHANCEMENT;

COLOR IMAGE PROCESSING;

EID: 0001723155     PISSN: 10847529     EISSN: 15208532     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAA.18.002460     Document Type: Article

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