Going beyond standard ocean color observations: lidar and polarimetry

C Jamet, A Ibrahim, Z Ahmad, F Angelini… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Passive ocean color images have provided a sustained synoptic view of the distribution of
ocean optical properties and color and biogeochemical parameters for the past 20-plus …

Genesis and evolution of NASA's satellite ocean color program

CR McClain, BA Franz, PJ Werdell - Frontiers in Remote Sensing, 2022 - frontiersin.org
We recount, based on our involvements in NASA ocean color flight projects, the chronology
of technical challenges, lessons learned, and key developments over the past 40+ years of …

Retrieval of macro-and micro-physical properties of oceanic hydrosols from polarimetric observations

A Ibrahim, A Gilerson, J Chowdhary… - Remote Sensing of …, 2016 - Elsevier
Remote sensing has mainly relied on measurements of scalar radiance and its spectral and
angular features to retrieve micro-and macro-physical properties of aerosols/hydrosols …

Surface roughness and wave slope statistics from the multi-spectral polarimetric imaging of the ocean surface

M Malinowski, A Gilerson, E Herrera-Estrella… - Optics …, 2024 - opg.optica.org
The polarization of light in Ocean Color (OC) applications provides important information
about atmospheric parameters, water composition, and the ocean surface. The Stokes …

Polarized transfer functions of the ocean surface for above-surface determination of the vector submarine light field

R Foster, A Gilerson - Applied optics, 2016 - opg.optica.org
A method is developed to determine the underwater polarized light field from above sea
surface observations. A hybrid approach combining vector radiative transfer simulations and …

POLVSM (Polarized Volume Scattering Meter) instrument: an innovative device to measure the directional and polarized scattering properties of hydrosols

M Chami, A Thirouard, T Harmel - Optics express, 2014 - opg.optica.org
An innovative instrument dedicated to the multispectral measurements of the directional and
polarized scattering properties of the hydrosols, so-called POLVSM, is described. The …

A neural network approach to the estimation of in-water attenuation to absorption ratios from PACE mission measurements

J Agagliate, R Foster, A Ibrahim… - Frontiers in Remote …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Introduction: In preparation for the upcoming PACE mission, we explore the feasibility of a
neural network-based approach for the conversion of measurements of the degree of linear …

Uncertainties in ocean colour remote sensing

F Mélin - 2019 - repository.oceanbestpractices.org
This report on" Uncertainties in Ocean Colour Remote Sensing" summarizes the state of the
knowledge on uncertainties related to ocean colour (OC) products and identifies ideas and …

Hyperspectral polarimetric imaging of the water surface and retrieval of water optical parameters from multi-angular polarimetric data

A Gilerson, C Carrizo, A Ibrahim, R Foster, T Harmel… - Applied Optics, 2020 - opg.optica.org
Total and polarized radiances from above the ocean surface are measured by a state-of-the-
art snapshot hyperspectral imager. A computer-controlled filter wheel is installed in front of …

Polarization patterns of transmitted celestial light under wavy water surfaces

G Zhou, J Wang, W Xu, K Zhang, Z Ma - Remote Sensing, 2017 - mdpi.com
This paper presents a model to describe the polarization patterns of celestial light, which
includes sunlight and skylight, when refracted by wavy water surfaces. The polarization …