Reflectance-based calibration of SeaWiFS. I. Calibration coefficients

Applied Optics

Volumn 42, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 1629-1647

  Barnes, Robert A ^a   Zalewski, Edward F ^b  

^a SAIC FREDERICK INC   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION; LIGHT EMISSION; SENSORS; SUN;

SOLAR IRRADIANCE;

LIGHT REFLECTION;

EID: 0042329813     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 21553165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.42.001629     Document Type: Article

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