Optical Constituents Along a River Mouth and Inlet: Variability and Signature in Remotely Sensed Reflectance

Abstract

The goals of this proposal are: 1. Measure the variability of optical properties in-space along a river mouth/inlet and observe the variability in time at a single position over a tidal cycle. 2. Relate this variability to the concentration and dynamics of dissolved and particulate materials, including variability in the particulate size distribution. 3. Relate the optical properties to the ocean reflectance so that algorithms to invert surface color to in-water constituents can be tested and improved.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 2012
Accession Number
ADA572746

Entities

People

  • Brent Law
  • Emmanuel S. Boss
  • Paul S. Hill
  • Timothy G. Milligan

Organizations

  • University of Maine

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Coastal Regions
  • Data Sets
  • Diving Operations
  • Information Operations
  • Materials
  • Measurement
  • Nova Scotia
  • Oceanography
  • Oceans
  • Optical Properties
  • Particulates
  • Physical Properties
  • Reflectance
  • Remote Sensing
  • Surface Properties
  • Underwater Communications

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Coastal Oceanography

Technology Areas

  • Space