A sensitivity study of the SeaWiFS atmospheric correction algorithm: Effects of spectral band variations

Remote Sensing of Environment

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 348-359

  Wang, Menghua ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; COLOR IMAGE PROCESSING; LIGHT POLARIZATION; LIGHT REFLECTION; LIGHT TRANSMISSION; OCEANOGRAPHY; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; OPTICAL SENSORS; OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICES; RAYLEIGH SCATTERING; TABLE LOOKUP;

ATMOSPHERIC CORRECTION ALGORITHM; MICROPHYSICAL PROPERTIES; MODULAR OPTOELECTRONIC SCANNERS (MOS); OCEAN COLOR AND TEMPERATURE SENSORS (OCTS); OCEAN COLOR SENSORS; POLARIZATION AND DIRECTIONALITY OF THE EARTH'S REFLECTANCES (POLDER); SOLAR ZENITH ANGLE (SZA);

REMOTE SENSING;

ALGORITHM; ATMOSPHERIC CORRECTION; COLOR; MARINE TECHNOLOGY; SEAWIFS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

EID: 0033102459     PISSN: 00344257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0034-4257(98)00095-9     Document Type: Article

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