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Gao et al. 2018

Gao, M., P.-W. Zhai, B. Franz, Y. Hu, K. Knobelspiesse, P.J. Werdell, A. Ibrahim, F. Xu, and B. Cairns, 2018: Retrieval of aerosol properties and water-leaving reflectance from multi-angular polarimetric measurements over coastal waters. Opt. Express, 26, no. 7, 8968-8989, doi:10.1364/OE.26.008968.

Ocean color remote sensing is an important tool to monitor water quality and biogeochemical conditions of ocean. Atmospheric correction, which obtains water-leaving radiance from the total radiance measured by satellite-borne or airborne sensors, remains a challenging task for coastal waters due to the complex optical properties of aerosols and ocean waters. In this paper, we report a research algorithm on aerosol and ocean color retrieval with emphasis on coastal waters, which uses coupled atmosphere and ocean radiative transfer model to fit polarized radiance measurements at multiple viewing angles and multiple wavelengths. Ocean optical properties are characterized by a generalized bio-optical model with direct accounting for the absorption and scattering of phytoplankton, colored dissolved organic matter (CDOM) and non-algal particles (NAP). Our retrieval algorithm can accurately determine the water-leaving radiance and aerosol properties for coastal waters, and may be used to improve the atmospheric correction when apply to a hyperspectral ocean color instrument.

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@article{ga06200a,
  author={Gao, M. and Zhai, P.-W. and Franz, B. and Hu, Y. and Knobelspiesse, K. and Werdell, P. J. and Ibrahim, A. and Xu, F. and Cairns, B.},
  title={Retrieval of aerosol properties and water-leaving reflectance from multi-angular polarimetric measurements over coastal waters},
  year={2018},
  journal={Optics Express},
  volume={26},
  number={7},
  pages={8968--8989},
  doi={10.1364/OE.26.008968},
}

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RIS Citation

TY  - JOUR
ID  - ga06200a
AU  - Gao, M.
AU  - Zhai, P.-W.
AU  - Franz, B.
AU  - Hu, Y.
AU  - Knobelspiesse, K.
AU  - Werdell, P. J.
AU  - Ibrahim, A.
AU  - Xu, F.
AU  - Cairns, B.
PY  - 2018
TI  - Retrieval of aerosol properties and water-leaving reflectance from multi-angular polarimetric measurements over coastal waters
JA  - Opt. Express
JO  - Optics Express
VL  - 26
IS  - 7
SP  - 8968
EP  - 8989
DO  - 10.1364/OE.26.008968
ER  -

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