Optical Properties and Remote Sensing of Inland and Coastal Waters [Hardcover]

Optical Properties and Remote Sensing of Inland and Coastal Waters discusses the methodology and the theoretical basis of remote sensing of water. It presents physical concepts of aquatic optics relevant to remote sensing techniques and outlines the problems of remote measurements of the concentrations of organic and inorganic matter in water. It also details the mathematical formulation of the processes governing water-radiation interactions and discusses the development of bio-optical models to incorporate optically complex bodies of water into remote sensing projects.
Optical Properties and Remote Sensing of Inland and Coastal Waters derives and evaluates the interrelationships among inherent optical properties of natural water, water color, water quality, primary production, volume reflectance spectra, and remote sensing. This timely and comprehensive text/reference addresses the increasing tendency toward multinational and multidisciplinary climate studies and programs.Introductory Theory
Aquatic Optics
The Nature of Electromagnetic Radiation and Light
Radiance and Irradiance
Attenuation of Light in an Aquatic Medium
Spectral Albedo
Environmental Remote Sensing and Space Science
Remote Measurements Above Water
The Boundary Conditions of the Considered Problem
Incident Radiation
The Sun and Extraterrestrial Solar Radiation
Atmospheric Attenuation and Global Radiation
Stratospheric Ozone and Ultraviolet Solar Radiation
Clouds
Diffuse Sky Radiation
Water Surface Albedo
The Propagation of Atmospheric Photon Fluxes into Natural Waters
Optical Classification of Natural Waters
Photon Interactions with the Air-Water Interface
The Impact of Wave Slope on Reflection from the Air-Water Interface
Satellite Sensor, Sunglint, and Curvature of the Earth
Apparent and Inherent Optical Properties of Natural Waters
Monte Carlo Simulations of PlS.