Title :
Retrieval of the concentration of optically active constituents in the Alboran Sea: a semi-analytic approach
Author :
Corsini, Giovanni ; Grasso, Raffaele ; Ruiz, Javier ; Cipollin, Paolo
Author_Institution :
Dipt. di Ingegneria dell´´Inf., Pisa Univ., Italy
Abstract :
Satellite ocean color analysis provides a practical and meaningful tool to investigate bio-optical variability at the mesoscale. The main problem is to define robust algorithms for the retrieval of the concentration of optical constituents of sea water. This paper presents SeaWiFS algorithms obtained through a semi-analytic approach. The results relative to a case study on the Alboran Sea (Western Mediterranean Sea) are presented and discussed
Keywords :
oceanographic regions; oceanographic techniques; remote sensing; Alboran Sea; Mediterranean Sea; SeaWiFS; algorithm; bio-optical variability; chemical composition; concentration; marine biology; measurement technique; mesoscale; ocean; ocean color; ocean colour analysis; optically active constituent; optics; phytoplankton; plankton; remote sensing; retrieval; semi-analytic approach; underwater light; Absorption; Equations; Inverse problems; Optical arrays; Optical sensors; Parameter estimation; Polynomials; Sea measurements; Sensor arrays; Water;
Conference_Titel :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 1999. IGARSS '99 Proceedings. IEEE 1999 International
Conference_Location :
Hamburg
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5207-6
DOI :
10.1109/IGARSS.1999.774493
