A method is presented for computing the radiative transfer in the ocean-atmosphere system which does not require detailed knowledge of the optical properties of the ocean. The calculation scheme is based on the observation that the upwelling radiance just beneath the sea surface is approximately uniform, which implies that the effect of the ocean can be simulated by a lambertian reflector just beneath the sea surface. It is further shown that for aerosol concentrations up to ten times the normal concentration, the radiative transfer in homogeneous and vertically stratified atmospheres (of the same optical thickness) is nearly identical. Examples indicating the applicability of these results to the remote sensing of ocean color from space are discussed in detail.


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    Title :

    Radiative transfer: a technique for simulating the ocean in satellite remote sensing calculations


    Additional title:

    Strahlungsuebertragung zwischen Ozean und Atmosphaere. Eine Technik zur Simulation des Ozeans fuer Satelliten-Fernberechnungen


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    Published in:

    Applied Optics ; 15 , 8 ; 1974-1979


    Publication date :

    1976


    Size :

    6 Seiten, 6 Bilder, 18 Quellen



    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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