A digital image processing workstation for the ocean sciences

An interactive digital image processing workstation has been developed for oceanographic applications (Fig 1.). The turnkey system provides the capability to process imagery from commonly used ocean observation spacecraft, in conjunction with in situ data sets. The system is based on a high-performance 32-bit processor (CPU). The display controller memory may be configured to hold up to -bit images. The workstation provides the Global Applications Executive, which standardizes the link between the user and applications programs under the UNIX operating system. The applications software includes programs to perform geometric correction, earth location, and registration of remotely sensed data. These programs handle imagery from the Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR), the Coastal Zone Color Scanner (CZCS), the Multispectral Scanner (MSS), the Scanning Multichannel Microwave Radiometer (SMMR), and the Visual and Infrared Spin Scan Radiometer (VISSR).