Title :
Spectral dependence of the bidirectional reflectance function in coastal waters and its impact on retrieval algorithms
Author :
Gilerson, A. ; Zhou, J. ; Fortich, R. ; Ioannou, I. ; Hlaing, S. ; Gross, B. ; Moshary, F. ; Ahmed, S.
Author_Institution :
City Coll. of the City Univ. of New York, New York
Abstract :
Variations of bidirectional reflectance effects in coastal waters are analyzed based on extensive radiative transfer simulations of remote sensing reflectances and field data, which are compared with existing models. Improved relationships are proposed which better accounts for BRDF effects but should be further verified for a broader range of synthetic data with various sun, viewing and azimuth angles as well as insitu datasets.
Keywords :
electromagnetic wave propagation; oceanographic techniques; radiative transfer; reflectivity; remote sensing; BRDF effects; bidirectional reflectance effects variations; bidirectional reflectance function spectral dependence; coastal waters; radiative transfer; remote sensing field data simulation; remote sensing reflectance simulation; retrieval algorithms; Azimuth; Bidirectional control; Oceans; Optical scattering; Optical sensors; Reflectivity; Remote sensing; Sea measurements; Sun; Water; bidirectional reflectance; field measurements; radiance; radiative transfer; remote sensing;
Conference_Titel :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 2007. IGARSS 2007. IEEE International
Conference_Location :
Barcelona
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1211-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1212-9
DOI :
10.1109/IGARSS.2007.4423665
