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Colten Peterson
Southeast Missouri State University
Phytoplankton
Satellite Sensor
Atmospheric Corrections
Inputs
-Column water vapor and ozone
-Viewing/solar geometry
-Wavelengths (511 and 555 nm)
-At-sensor pixel radiance
-Aerosol model
-Aerosol optical depth (AOD)
Outputs
-Corrected
of aerosol
layers ability to
absorb/scatter
radiation
Coastal-a
Maritime
Troposphere
Wavelength
Dependent
Measured by
AERONET Stations
Globally
Urban
Research Objectives
1) -Correct AVIRIS Imagery with 6SV
-Predict chl-a values and compare to in-situ
-Use constant AOD and vary aerosol models
Study Site
Monterey Bay
10/31/2013
In-situ chl-a
measurements
Compare
6SV
Extract
Radiance
Output
Corrected
Reflectance
OC4
Chl-a
Algorithm
Water
Sampling
Chl-a
Concentration
Chl-a
Concentration
6
5
4
3
2
1
Coastal-a
Coastal
Maritime
Urban
Tropospheric
16
14
12
Actual Chl-a Concentration
10
8
6
4
2
Coastal-a
Coastal
Maritime
Urban
Tropospheric
18
16
14
12
10
8
6
4
2
0
Coastal-a
Coastal
Maritime
Urban
Tropospheric
25
Average RMSE
20
15
10
Coastal-a
Coastal
Maritime
Urban
Tropospheric
Sensitivity Analysis
Loop through AOD
Range
OC4
Chl-a
Algorithm
6SV
Extracted
Radiance
for Station
Output
Reflectance
from each
Aero Model
Chl-a
Concentration
vs. AOD
Curves
Standard
AERONET
Uncertainty
Task Assessment
Completed Tasks:
1) Predicted chl-a for 3 stations
2) Determined optimal aerosol model
3) Performed sensitivity analysis
AOD
0.0675
0.045
Station 12 Pixels
Station 13 Pixels
AERONET AOD
0.0225
0
0
Pixel Number
12
16
18
16
14
12
10
8
Using AERONET AOD
Using Scaled AOD
6
4
2
0
Coastal-a
Coastal
Maritime
Urban
Tropospheric
Conclusions
Acknowledgments
NASA SARP
NSERC
Dr. Emily Schaller
Jesse Bausell Oceans Group Mentor
Dr. Raphael Kudela - Faculty Advisor
Dr. Sherry Palacios (NASA Ames)
Dr. Jessie Sagona Coding Mentor
David Miller Land Group Mentor