Algorithm Comparison for Shallow-water Remote Sensing

Abstract

The goal of this work is to evaluate several existing algorithms for inverting remotely sensed hyperspectral reflectances to extract environmental information such as water-column optical properties, bathymetry, and bottom classification. A number of investigators worldwide have been developing algorithms for recovery of bathymetry, bottom classification, and water-column optical properties (in particular, absorption and backscatter coefficients) from airborne hyperspectral imagery of optically shallow waters. Each of those algorithms presumably has its own strengths and weaknesses, or environments for which it may provide better or poorer retrievals than other algorithms. It is therefore necessary to determine the performance characteristics of all available retrieval algorithms. This objective of the present small effort is to finish an on-going comparison of those algorithms via the preparation of a paper on the comparison results.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2009
Accession Number
ADA526963

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  • Curtis D. Mobley

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  • Algorithms
  • Australia
  • Bathymetry
  • Classification
  • Contracts
  • Hyperspectral Imagery
  • Industrial Research
  • Information Operations
  • Mathematics
  • Military Operations
  • Military Research
  • Optical Properties
  • Optics
  • Remote Sensing
  • Shallow Water
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