Title :
Airborne fluorescence imaging of the ocean mixed layer
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Appl. Ocean Phys. & Eng., Woods Hole Oceanogr. Instn., MA, USA
Abstract :
We report preliminary results from a pilot experiment to image the dispersion of fluorescent dye in the ocean surface layer using an airborne LIDAR. In-situ observations of currents, stratification, and dye concentration were also made from a ship. We give an overview of the experiment, and propose an inversion method for estimating dye concentration from observations of fluorescence and backscatter.
Keywords :
data acquisition; inverse problems; oceanographic techniques; oceanography; optical radar; remote sensing by laser beam; seawater; airborne LIDAR; airborne fluorescence imaging; backscatter; dye concentration; fluorescent dye dispersion imaging; inversion method; ocean current; ocean mixed layer; ocean surface layer; ship; stratification; Backscatter; Fluorescence; Infrared detectors; Laser radar; Marine technology; Marine vehicles; Oceans; Physics; Sea measurements; Sea surface;
Conference_Titel :
Current Measurement Technology, 2005. Proceedings of the IEEE/OES Eighth Working Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8989-1
DOI :
10.1109/CCM.2005.1506341
