Dynamic Optical Properties, Underwater Visibility, and Their Relationship to Hyperspectral Remote-Sensing Reflectance

Abstract

LONG-TERM GOAL. My overall goal is to advance our understanding of the utility of hyperspectral and high-spatial resolution remote-sensing imagery for estimating water-column optical properties, bathymetry, and mine-hunting optical systems performance. OBJECTIVES. Our major objectives are to investigate two problems related to the interpretation of hyperspectral remote-sensing imagery: 1) estimating underwater visibility and associated optical parameters from remote sensing data, and 2) quantifying the effects of resuspended sediments in optically shallow waters on remote sensing data and algorithms for predicting bottom depth and water optical properties.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 1999
Accession Number
ADA636791

Entities

People

  • Robert A. Maffione

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Absorption Coefficients
  • Algorithms
  • Boundaries
  • Boundary Layer
  • Coefficients
  • Instrumentation
  • Layers
  • Measurement
  • Optical Instruments
  • Optical Properties
  • Particle Size
  • Photographs
  • Reflectance
  • Remote Sensing
  • Sediments
  • Shallow Water
  • Visibility

Readers

  • Acoustical Oceanography.
  • Coastal Oceanography