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The tongue of the ocean as a remote sensing ocean color calibration rangeIn general, terrestrial scenes remain stable in content from both temporal and spacial considerations. Ocean scenes, on the other hand, are constantly changing in content and position. The solar energy that enters the ocean waters undergoes a process of scattering and selective spectral absorption. Ocean scenes are thus characterized as low level radiance with the major portion of the energy in the blue region of the spectrum. Terrestrial scenes are typically of high level radiance with their spectral energies concentrated in the green-red regions of the visible spectrum. It appears that for the evaluation and calibration of ocean color remote sensing instrumentation, an ocean area whose optical ocean and atmospheric properties are known and remain seasonably stable over extended time periods is needed. The Tongue of the Ocean, a major submarine channel in the Bahama Banks, is one ocean are for which a large data base of oceanographic information and a limited amount of ocean optical data are available.
Document ID
19720021755
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Strees, L. V. (Naval Research Lab. Washington, DC, United States)
Date Acquired
August 6, 2013
Publication Date
January 21, 1972
Publication Information
Publication: NASA. Manned Spacecraft Center 4th Ann. Earth Resources Program Rev., Vol. 4
Subject Category
Geophysics
Accession Number
72N29405
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.

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