Accession Number:

ADP002744

Title:

Passive Remote Sensing of Ocean Optical Propagation Parameters,

Descriptive Note:

Corporate Author:

SCRIPPS INSTITUTION OF OCEANOGRAPHY LA JOLLA CA VISIBILITY LAB

Personal Author(s):

• Austin,R. W.
• McGlamery,B. L.

Report Date:

1983-08-01

Pagination or Media Count:

11.0

Abstract:

A method is described for producing a global data base of ocean optical properties through the exploitation of optical remote sensing techniques. The diffuse attenuation, K, and the radiance reflectance factor RL, of the ocean surface waters can be derived from the radiance data provided by the Coastal Zone Color Scanner and compiled into a computer based atlas of these properties. While these remotely sensed values can only be directly related to the water properties in the first or upper attenuation length, extensive in-water measurements have demonstrated that a useful correlation exists between the K that applies to the upper attenuation length, for example, and the mean K over the upper 100 or 200 meters of the ocean. Such an empirical finding greatly enhances the usefulness of this remotely sensed propagation parameter. Examples of the type of information being produced and archived for the atlas are presented. Author

Descriptors:

• *Coastal regions
• *Remote detectors
• *Light transmission
• *Propagation
• *Optical properties
• *Surface waters
• *Sea water
• Ocean surface
• Passive systems
• Data bases
• Attenuation
• Scanners
• Reflectance
• Water
• Oceans
• Length
• Computers
• Parameters
• Optics
• Global
• Diffusion
• Colors

Subject Categories:

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE