Title
The Potential of Autonomous Ship-Borne Hyperspectral Radiometers for the Validation of Ocean Color Radiometry Data.
Abstract
Calibration and validation of satellite observations are essential and on-going tasks to ensure compliance with mission accuracy requirements. An automated above water hyperspectral radiometer significantly augmented Australia's ability to contribute to global and regional ocean color validation and algorithm design activities. The hyperspectral data can be re-sampled for comparison with current and future sensor wavebands. The continuous spectral acquisition along the ship track enables spatial resampling to match satellite footprint. This study reports spectral comparisons of the radiometer data with Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) and Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS)-Aqua for contrasting water types in tropical waters off northern Australia based on the standard NIR atmospheric correction implemented in SeaDAS. Consistent match-ups are shown for transects of up to 50 km over a range of reflectance values. The MODIS and VIIRS satellite reflectance data consistently underestimated the in situ spectra in the blue with a bias relative to the dynamic above water radiance and irradiance collector (DALEC) at 443 nm ranging from 9.8 x 10(-4) to 3.1 x 10(-3) sr(-1). Automated acquisition has produced good quality data under standard operating and maintenance procedures. A sensitivity analysis explored the effects of some assumptions in the data reduction methods, indicating the need for a comprehensive investigation and quantification of each source of uncertainty in the estimate of the DALEC reflectances. Deployment on a Research Vessel provides the potential for the radiometric data to be combined with other sampling and observational activities to contribute to algorithm development in the wider bio-optical research community.
Year
DOI
Venue
2016
10.3390/rs8020150
REMOTE SENSING
Keywords
Field
DocType
ocean color radiometry,reflectance,ship-borne radiometry,validation
Atmospheric correction,Meteorology,Ocean color,Moderate-resolution imaging spectroradiometer,Remote sensing,Hyperspectral imaging,Radiometry,Geology,Radiance,Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite,Radiometer
Journal
Volume
Issue
ISSN
8
2
2072-4292
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
1
0.41
0
Authors
6
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Vittorio E. Brando18218.41
Jenny L. Lovell221.23
Edward A. King310.41
David Boadle410.41
Roger Scott510.41
Thomas Schroeder610.41