Retrieval of the concentration of optically active constituents in the Alboran Sea: a semi-analytic approach

Author

Corsini, Giovanni ; Grasso, Raffaele ; Ruiz, Javier ; Cipollin, Paolo

Author_Institution

Dipt. di Ingegneria dell´´Inf., Pisa Univ., Italy

Volume

2

fYear

1999

fDate

1999

Firstpage

943

Abstract

Satellite ocean color analysis provides a practical and meaningful tool to investigate bio-optical variability at the mesoscale. The main problem is to define robust algorithms for the retrieval of the concentration of optical constituents of sea water. This paper presents SeaWiFS algorithms obtained through a semi-analytic approach. The results relative to a case study on the Alboran Sea (Western Mediterranean Sea) are presented and discussed

Keywords

oceanographic regions; oceanographic techniques; remote sensing; Alboran Sea; Mediterranean Sea; SeaWiFS; algorithm; bio-optical variability; chemical composition; concentration; marine biology; measurement technique; mesoscale; ocean; ocean color; ocean colour analysis; optically active constituent; optics; phytoplankton; plankton; remote sensing; retrieval; semi-analytic approach; underwater light; Absorption; Equations; Inverse problems; Optical arrays; Optical sensors; Parameter estimation; Polynomials; Sea measurements; Sensor arrays; Water;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 1999. IGARSS '99 Proceedings. IEEE 1999 International

Conference_Location

Hamburg

Print_ISBN

0-7803-5207-6

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IGARSS.1999.774493

Filename

774493