Match-Up Analysis of MERIS Radiometric Data in the Northern Adriatic Sea

Author

Kajiyama, Tomoko ; D´Alimonte, Davide ; Zibordi, Giuseppe

Author_Institution

Center of Inf. & Inf. Technol., Univ. Nova de Lisboa, Caparica, Portugal

Volume

11

Issue

1

fYear

2014

fDate

Jan. 2014

Firstpage

19

Lastpage

23

Abstract

This letter discusses the normalized water-leaving reflectance obtained from two atmospheric corrections built in the MEGS 8.0 processor applied to the Medium Resolution Imaging Spectrometer (MERIS) marine data. In situ reference data for intercomparisons with satellite-derived reflectance products are from the Ocean Color component of the Aerosol Robotic Network (AERONET-OC). Case of study is the northern Adriatic Sea AERONET-OC site characterized by both Case-1 and Case-2 waters. The accuracy of MERIS pigment indices is also discussed in relation to uncertainties and biases affecting atmospherically corrected data.

Keywords

oceanographic regions; radiometry; seawater; Aerosol Robotic Network; Case-1 water; Case-2 water; MEGS 8.0 processor; MERIS pigment indices; MERIS radiometric data; Medium Resolution Imaging Spectrometer marine data; Ocean Color component; atmospheric corrections; atmospherically corrected data; in-situ reference data; match-up analysis; normalized water-leaving reflectance; northern Adriatic Sea AERONET-OC site; satellite-derived reflectance products; Atmospheric correction; ocean color; remote sensing reflectance;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Geoscience and Remote Sensing Letters, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1545-598X

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/LGRS.2013.2244844

Filename

6509426