Assessment of the atmospheric correction in depth estimation

  • Authors:
  • V. Bayarri Cayón;E. Castillo López

  • Affiliations:
  • Grupo de Ingeniería Cartográfica, Geodesia y Fotogrametría, University of Cantabria, Santander, Spain;Grupo de Ingeniería Cartográfica, Geodesia y Fotogrametría, University of Cantabria, Santander, Spain

  • Venue:
  • MATH'05 Proceedings of the 8th WSEAS International Conference on Applied Mathematics
  • Year:
  • 2005

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Abstract

Remote sensing from satellite or airborne platforms of sea surfaces in the visible and near infrared is strongly affected by the presence of the atmosphere on the Sun-target-Sensor path. Algorithms, when working in coastal regions, must take into account either inherent either apparent optical properties of water, so differentiate water types and bottom reflectances is very important to be able to obtain accurate bathymetric results. This problem becomes much more complex when the water and bottom type vary over the scene. Atmospheric corrections ought to reduce or eliminate these effects. The current work assesses the accuracy of classical bathymetric algorithms (Lyzenga, Polcyn-Lyzenga, Philpot, Benny & Dawson, Hamilton ...) when three different atmospheric corrections are applied and depth information derived.