Reflectance spectra from eutrophic Mono Lake, California, measured with the Airborne Visible and Infrared Imaging Spectrometer

John M. Melack; Stuart H. Pilorz

doi:10.1117/12.21352

1 September 1990 Reflectance spectra from eutrophic Mono Lake, California, measured with the Airborne Visible and Infrared Imaging Spectrometer

John M. Melack, Stuart H. Pilorz

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Proceedings Volume 1298, Imaging Spectroscopy of the Terrestrial Environment; (1990) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.21352
Event: 1990 Technical Symposium on Optics, Electro-Optics, and Sensors, 1990, Orlando, FL, United States

Abstract

An AVIRIS image was obtained for Mono Lake California on 26 May 1989 a day with excellent visibility. Aospherically-corrected reflectance spectra derived from the image indicate a spectral signature for chlorophyll a the dominant photosynthetic pigment in the phytoplankton of the lake. Chlorophyll a concentrations in the lake were about 22 mg m3 and the upwelling radiance was low with a peak reflectance at about 570 nm of about 5. Coherent noise appeared in the image as regular variations of 0. 1 to 0. 2 p. W cm2 t1 oriented diagonally to the flight line. A simple ratio of two spectral bands removed the conspicuous undulations but modifications of the shielding within the instrument are needed to improve the signal especially over dark targets such as lakes. 1.

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John M. Melack and Stuart H. Pilorz "Reflectance spectra from eutrophic Mono Lake, California, measured with the Airborne Visible and Infrared Imaging Spectrometer", Proc. SPIE 1298, Imaging Spectroscopy of the Terrestrial Environment, (1 September 1990); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.21352

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