Effect of sun elevation upon remote sensing of ocean color over an acid waste dump sitePhotographic flights were made over an ocean acid waste dump site while dumping was in progress. The flights resulted in wide angle, broadband, spectral radiance film exposure data between the wavelengths of 500 to 900 nanometers for sun elevation angles ranging from 26 to 42 degrees. It is shown from densitometer data that the spectral signature of acid waste discharged into ocean water can be observed photographically, the influence of sun elevation upon remotely sensed apparent color can be normalized by using a single spectral band ratioing technique, and photographic quantification and mapping of acid waste through its suspended iron precipitate appears possible.
Document ID
19780050994
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Bressette, W. E. (NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, Va., United States)
Date Acquired
August 9, 2013
Publication Date
March 1, 1978
Subject Category
Oceanography
Meeting Information
Meeting: Annual Remote Sensing of Earth Resources Conference