title: Accurate and self-consistent ocean color algorithm: simultaneous retrieval of aerosol optical properties and chlorophyll concentrations.
abstract: A new algorithm has been developed for simultaneous retrieval of aerosol optical properties and chlorophyll concentrations in case I waters. This algorithm is based on an improved complete model for the inherent optical properties and accurate simulations of the radiative transfer process in the coupled atmosphere-ocean system. It has been tested against synthetic radiances generated for the Sea-Viewing Wide Field-of-View Sensor (SeaWiFS) channels and has been shown to be robust and accurate. A unique feature of this algorithm is that it uses the measured radiances in both near-IR and visible channels to find that combination of chlorophyll concentration and aerosol optical properties that minimizes the error across the spectrum. Thus the error in the retrieved quantities can be quantified.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physics and Engineering Physics, Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, New Jersey 07030, USA. kstamnes@stevens-tech.edu
authors.forename: Knut
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Stamnes
authors.forename: Wei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Banghua
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Yan
authors.forename: Hans
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Eide
authors.forename: Andrew
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Barnard
authors.forename: W Scott
authors.initials: WS
authors.lastname: Pegau
authors.forename: Jakob J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Stamnes