Estimating the Augmented Reflectance Ratio of the Ocean Surface When Whitecaps Appear

Remote Sensing

Zhantang Xu³  Wen Zhou³  Zhaohua Sun³  Yuezhong Yang³  Junfang Lin³  Guifen Wang³  Wenxi Cao³  Qian Yang¹  Raphael M. Kudela²  Xiaofeng Li² 

[1] Institute of Oceanographic Instrumentation, Shandong Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266001, China; E-Mail:State Key Laboratory of Tropical Oceanography, South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510301, China;;State Key Laboratory of Tropical Oceanography, South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510301, China; E-Mails:

关键词: whitecaps;    wind speed;    remote sensing reflectance;    augmented ratio;   

DOI  :  10.3390/rs71013606

来源: mdpi

【 摘 要 】

The presence of foam influences the accuracy of satellite-derived water-leaving radiance. A model has been developed to estimate the augmented reflectance ratio ( is constant. Therefore, the proposed model is more suitable for estimating the augmented reflectance ratio due to whitecaps.

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