| It is well known that retrieval of the water leaving signal in coastal waters is qualitatively different than the procedure for open oceans. In particular, the dark pixel assumptions in the typical NIR atmospheric correction channels do not apply due to high concentration of suspended solids and the water constituents no longer covary with CHL. Furthermore, the aerosol models used in the retrieval process must be modified to account for more relevant climatologies in coastal environments. In this thesis, we explore a variety of approaches in order to improve the retrieval of water leaving radiances and how these water leaving radiances can be used to extract biologically meaningful parameters such as CHL. |
