Imaging vertically through the atmosphere: Restoration of satellite images based on atmospheric MTF evaluation

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 3433, Issue , 1998, Pages 250-261

  Arbel, D ^a   Moldovan, O ^a   Jacobson, R ^a   Kopeika, N S ^a   Karnieli, A ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Adjacency effect; Aerosol blur; Atmosphere; Atmospheric Wiener filter; Edge response; Horizontal imaging; Landsat thematic mapper (TM); Optical depth (thickness); Stratosphere; Turbulence blur; Vertical imaging

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; ATMOSPHERIC TURBULENCE; LIGHT SCATTERING; OPTICAL FILTERS; OPTICAL TRANSFER FUNCTION; RESTORATION; SATELLITES; SIGNAL DISTORTION; UPPER ATMOSPHERE;

THEMATIC MAPPERS (TM);

IMAGING TECHNIQUES;

EID: 0032224161     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.330228     Document Type: Conference Paper

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