Advances in radiometry for ocean color

Steven W. Brown; B. Carol Johnson

doi:10.1117/12.505765

10 November 2003 Advances in radiometry for ocean color

Steven W. Brown, B. Carol Johnson

Proceedings Volume 5151, Earth Observing Systems VIII; (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.505765
Event: Optical Science and Technology, SPIE's 48th Annual Meeting, 2003, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

Organic materials in the oceans have spectral signatures based on their light-scattering properties. These optical properties are related to bio-physical and bio-chemical data products such as the concentration of phytoplankton chlorophyll-α through bio-optical algorithms. A primary quantity of interest in ocean color research is the water-leaving spectral radiance L_w(λ), often normalized by the incident solar flux. For quantitative studies of the ocean, derivation of the relationship between the optical properties and physically meaningful data products is critical. There have been a number of recent advances in radiometry at the National Institute of Standards and Technology that directly impact the uncertainties achievable in ocean-color research. These advances include a new U.S. national irradiance scale; a new laser-based facility for irradiance and radiance responsivity calibrations; and a novel tunable, solid-state source for calibration and bio-optical algorithm validation. These advances, their relevance to measurements of ocean color, and their effects on radiometrically derived ocean-color data products such as chlorophyll-α are discussed.

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Steven W. Brown and B. Carol Johnson "Advances in radiometry for ocean color", Proc. SPIE 5151, Earth Observing Systems VIII, (10 November 2003); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.505765

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