Revisiting short-wave-infrared (SWIR) bands for atmospheric correction in coastal waters

Optics Express

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2017, Pages 6015-6035

  Pahlevan, Nima ^a,b   Roger, Jean Claude ^a,c   Ahmad, Ziauddin ^a,d  

^a NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^b SCIENCE SYSTEMS AND APPLICATIONS INC   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^d JHT Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOLS; CALIBRATION; COLOR; INFRARED DEVICES; NASA; OCEANOGRAPHY; ORBITS; REMOTE SENSING; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

ATMOSPHERIC CORRECTIONS; CALIBRATION UNCERTAINTY; EARTH OBSERVING MISSIONS; NEAR-INFRARED BANDS; OCEAN COLOR PRODUCTS; REMOTE-SENSING REFLECTANCE; SCIENCE REQUIREMENTS; SHORT WAVE INFRARED BANDS;

INFRARED RADIATION;

EID: 85015752062     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.25.006015     Document Type: Article

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