On-orbit vicarious calibration of ocean color sensors using an ocean surface reflectance model

Applied Optics

Volumn 46, Issue 23, 2007, Pages 5649-5666

  Werdell, P Jeremy ^a   Bailey, Sean W ^a   Franz, Bryan A ^a   Morel, André ^b   McClain, Charles R ^a  

^a NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^b LABORATOIRE D OCÉANOGRAPHIE DE VILLEFRANCHE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUOYANCY; COLOR IMAGE PROCESSING; LIGHT REFLECTION; NASA; ORBITS; SATELLITE IMAGERY;

COASTAL ZONE COLOR SCANNER (CZCS); MARINE OPTICAL BUOY (MOBY); OCEAN COLOR SENSORS; SURFACE REFLECTANCE MODELS;

OPTICAL SENSORS;

EID: 35948976939     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 15394522     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.46.005649     Document Type: Article

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