Moderate-Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer ocean color polarization correction

Gerhard Meister; Ewa J. Kwiatkowska; Bryan A. Franz; Frederick S. Patt; Gene C. Feldman; Charles R. McClain

doi:10.1364/AO.44.005524

Applied Optics
Vol. 44,
Issue 26,
pp. 5524-5535
(2005)
•https://doi.org/10.1364/AO.44.005524

Moderate-Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer ocean color polarization correction

Gerhard Meister, Ewa J. Kwiatkowska, Bryan A. Franz, Frederick S. Patt, Gene C. Feldman, and Charles R. McClain

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Gerhard Meister, Ewa J. Kwiatkowska, Bryan A. Franz, Frederick S. Patt, Gene C. Feldman, and Charles R. McClain, "Moderate-Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer ocean color polarization correction," Appl. Opt. 44, 5524-5535 (2005)

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Abstract

The polarization correction for the Moderate-Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) instruments on the Terra and Aqua satellites is described. The focus is on the prelaunch polarization characterization and on the derivation of polarization correction coefficients for the processing of ocean color data. The effect of the polarization correction is demonstrated. The radiances at the top of the atmosphere need to be corrected by as much as 3.2% in the 412 nm band. The effect on the water-leaving radiances can exceed 50%. The polarization correction produces good agreement of the MODIS Aqua water-leaving radiance time series with data from another, independent satellite-based ocean color sensor, the Sea-Viewing Wide Field-of-View Sensor (SeaWiFS).

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MODIS Band Number	MODIS Center Wavelength (nm)	MODIS Bandwidth (nm)	SeaWiFS Center Wavelength (nm)	SeaWiFS Bandwidth (nm)
8	412	15	412	20
9	443	10	443	20
10	488	10	490	20
11	531	10	510	20
12	551	10	555	20
13L^b	667	10	670	20
14L	678	10
15	748	10	765	40
16	870	15	865	40

Band	Mean(p_a)	Max(p_a)	σ_P	Mean(δ) (°)
8	0.045	0.054	0.002	−10
9	0.023	0.031	0.005	−15
10	0.011	0.011	0.01	−8
11	0.009	0.013	0.008	−23
12	0.013	0.020	0.006	83
13L	0.008	0.008	0.01	−34
14L	0.009	0.012	0.01	−9
15	0.005	0.007	0.01	18
16	0.018	0.025	0.005	84

Band	Mean(\|\|p_c − 1\|\|)	σ[mean(\|\|p_c − 1\|\|)]	Max(p_c − 1)	Min(p_c − 1)	σ[max(\|\|p_c − 1\|\|)]
8	0.006	<0.001	0.032	−0.022	0.001
9	0.004	0.001	0.020	−0.010	0.003
10	0.002	0.001	0.007	−0.006	0.006
11	0.002	0.001	0.009	−0.004	0.006
12	0.002	0.001	0.011	−0.006	0.003
13L	0.001	0.002	0.005	−0.002	0.006
15	0.001	0.001	0.004	−0.003	0.005
16	0.002	<0.001	0.008	−0.016	0.003

MODIS Band Number	MODIS Center Wavelength (nm)	MODIS Bandwidth (nm)	SeaWiFS Center Wavelength (nm)	SeaWiFS Bandwidth (nm)
8	412	15	412	20
9	443	10	443	20
10	488	10	490	20
11	531	10	510	20
12	551	10	555	20
13L^b	667	10	670	20
14L	678	10
15	748	10	765	40
16	870	15	865	40

Band	Mean(p_a)	Max(p_a)	σ_P	Mean(δ) (°)
8	0.045	0.054	0.002	−10
9	0.023	0.031	0.005	−15
10	0.011	0.011	0.01	−8
11	0.009	0.013	0.008	−23
12	0.013	0.020	0.006	83
13L	0.008	0.008	0.01	−34
14L	0.009	0.012	0.01	−9
15	0.005	0.007	0.01	18
16	0.018	0.025	0.005	84

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