title: Underwater Depth Estimation and Image Restoration Based on Single Images.
abstract: In underwater environments, the scattering and absorption phenomena affect the propagation of light, degrading the quality of captured images. In this work, the authors present a method based on a physical model of light propagation that takes into account the most significant effects to image degradation: absorption, scattering, and backscattering. The proposed method uses statistical priors to restore the visual quality of the images acquired in typical underwater scenarios.
authors.forename: Paulo L J
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Drews
authors.forename: Erickson R
authors.initials: ER
authors.lastname: Nascimento
authors.forename: Silvia S C
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Botelho
authors.forename: Mario Fernando Montenegro
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Campos