Initial coastal zone color scanner imageryThe characteristics of the Nimbus-7 Coastal Zone Color Scanner are presented and the atmospheric correction and bio-optical algorithms are reviewed. Comparison of imagery before and after atmospheric correction shows that water features such as color fronts and small scale eddies can be retrieved even through a hazy and horizontally inhomogeneous atmosphere. Imagery is also presented to show that features revealed in color are sometimes completely absent from simultaneous thermal imagery implying that color and thermal imagery can provide complementary rather than redundant information.
Document ID
19810039168
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Proceedings
Authors
Gordon, H. R. (Miami, University Coral Gables, Fla., United States)
Clark, D. K. (NOAA, National Environmental Satellite Service, Suitland Md., United States)
Date Acquired
August 11, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1980
Subject Category
Oceanography
Meeting Information
Meeting: International Symposium on Remote Sensing of Environment