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osd-8-613-2011

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Abstract:

In this study four data quality flags are presented for automated and unmanned above-water hyperspectral optical measurements collected underway in the North Sea, The Minch, Irish Sea and Celtic Sea in April/May 2009. Coincident to these optical measurements a DualDome D12 (Mobotix, Germany) camera system was used to capture sea surface and sky images. The first three flags are based on meteorological conditions, to select erroneous incoming solar irradiance (ES) taken during dusk, dawn, before significant incoming solar radiation could be detected or under rainfall. Furthermore, the relative azimuthal angle of the optical sensors to the sun is used to identify possible sunglint free sea surface zones. A total of 629 spectra remained after applying the meteorological masks (first three flags). Based on this dataset, a fourth flag for sunglint was generated by analysing and evaluating water leaving radiance (LW) and remote sensing reflectance (RRS) spectral behaviour in the presence and absence of sunglint salient in the simultaneously available sea surface images. Spectra conditions satisfying "mean LW (700-950 nm) < 2 mW/m**2/nm/Sr" or alternatively "minimum RRS (700-950 nm) < 0.010/Sr", mask the most measurements affected by sunglint, providing efficient flagging of sunglint in automated quality control. It is confirmed that valid optical measurements can be performed 0° <= theta <= 360° although 90° <= theta <= 135° is recommended.

Related to:

Garaba, Shungudzemwoyo Pascal; Voß, Daniela; Wollschläger, Jochen; Zielinski, Oliver (2015): Modern approaches to shipborne ocean color remote sensing. Applied Optics, 54(12), 3602-3612, https://doi.org/10.1364/AO.54.003602

Coverage:

Median Latitude: 54.126142 * Median Longitude: -3.271314 * South-bound Latitude: 51.368000 * West-bound Longitude: -9.721000 * North-bound Latitude: 59.460000 * East-bound Longitude: 8.085000

Date/Time Start: 2009-04-21T12:55:00 * Date/Time End: 2009-05-09T17:50:00

Event(s):

HE302/186-2 * Latitude: 53.834000 * Longitude: 8.085000 * Date/Time: 2009-04-21T12:55:00 * Location: North Sea * Campaign: * Basis: * Method/Device: (RAMSES)

HE302/187-2 * Latitude: 54.139000 * Longitude: 7.904000 * Date/Time: 2009-04-21T17:05:00 * Location: North Sea * Campaign: * Basis: * Method/Device: (RAMSES)

HE302/188-2 * Latitude: 54.476000 * Longitude: 7.272000 * Date/Time: 2009-04-22T07:55:00 * Location: North Sea * Campaign: * Basis: * Method/Device: (RAMSES)

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Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported (CC-BY-3.0)

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Garaba, SP; Wernand, MR; Zielinski, O (2011): Downward irradiance during the North Sea Coast Harmful Algal Bloom (NORCOHAB II) HEINCKE cruise HE302. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.753830
Garaba, SP; Wernand, MR; Zielinski, O (2011): Upward radiance during the North Sea Coast Harmful Algal Bloom (NORCOHAB II) HEINCKE cruise HE302. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.753839
Garaba, SP; Wernand, MR; Zielinski, O (2011): Remote sensing reflectance during the North Sea Coast Harmful Algal Bloom (NORCOHAB II) HEINCKE cruise HE302. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.753840
Garaba, SP; Wernand, MR; Zielinski, O (2011): Spectral sky radiance during the North Sea Coast Harmful Algal Bloom (NORCOHAB II) HEINCKE cruise HE302. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.753832