Expected improvements in the quantitative remote sensing of optically complex waters with the use of an optically fast hyperspectral spectrometer—a modeling study

Sensors (Switzerland)

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 6152-6173

  Moses, Wesley J ^a   Bowles, Jeffrey H ^a   Corson, Michael R ^a  

^a NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Atmospheric correction; Coastal waters; Dyson; F number; HICO; Hyperspectral; Remote sensing; Sensor noise; Signal to noise ratio (SNR); Water quality

Indexed keywords

INFRARED DEVICES; NEAR INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; NUMERICAL METHODS; REFLECTION; REMOTE SENSING; SPECTROSCOPY; WATER QUALITY;

ATMOSPHERIC CORRECTIONS; COASTAL WATERS; DYSON; F NUMBER; HICO; HYPERSPECTRAL; SENSOR NOISE;

SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO;

EID: 84928671527     PISSN: 14248220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/s150306152     Document Type: Article

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