Characterization of Sun Glitter Statistics in Ocean Video

Abstract

Sunlight reflected on the moving sea surface, often referred to as glitter, is usually considered a hindrance to analysis of ocean scenes, and glitter removal algorithms are often employed in pre-processing of ocean imagery. However, glitter statistics can provide valuable insight into sea surface behavior, both from the standpoint of characterizing image clutter and gaining a better understanding of sea surface roughness. In this work, sun glitter is observed through shore-based video of the ocean collected at various optical wavelengths (visible and infrared), and various statistical properties of the collected video are analyzed.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 2013
Accession Number
ADA590050

Entities

People

  • Eric Hallenborg
  • Katie Rainey

Organizations

  • Naval Information Warfare Systems Command

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Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Algorithms
  • Cameras
  • Data Analysis
  • Data Processing
  • Data Visualization
  • Department Of Defense
  • Frequency
  • Governments
  • Graphical User Interface
  • Image Processing
  • Images
  • Information Science
  • Jet Propulsion
  • Military Research
  • Photographs
  • Statistical Analysis
  • United States Government

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