Chlorophyll retrieval from CZCS: influence of atmospheric aerosols

Author

Moldenhauer, Oliver ; Steyn-Ross, Moira L. ; Steyn-Ross, D.A.

Author_Institution

Oldenburg Univ., Germany

Volume

1

fYear

1996

fDate

27-31 May 1996

Firstpage

94

Abstract

Accurate chlorophyll concentration retrieval from satellite data is hampered by the aerosol scattering effects of the intervening atmosphere. The authors present an algorithm which employs a multivariate-optimisation to correct for atmospheric scattering. The method returns a value for chlorophyll concentration as well as a first estimate for aerosol content at pixel resolution. The authors demonstrate the method using in situ data co-located with CZCS data. Results indicate the method yields chlorophyll amounts to within expected uncertainties

Keywords

aquaculture; atmospheric light propagation; atmospheric optics; meteorology; oceanographic techniques; remote sensing; CZCS; algorithm; atmosphere optics; atmospheric aerosol; chlorophyll concentration; chlorophyll retrieval; light scattering; marine biology; marine vegetation; meteorology; multivariate-optimisation; ocean; optical remote sensing; phytoplankton; Absorption; Aerosols; Atmosphere; Atmospheric modeling; Biomedical optical imaging; Light scattering; Oceans; Optical scattering; Pigmentation; Satellites;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 1996. IGARSS '96. 'Remote Sensing for a Sustainable Future.', International

Conference_Location

Lincoln, NE

Print_ISBN

0-7803-3068-4

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IGARSS.1996.516255

Filename

516255