A hyperspectral model for interpretation of passive optical remote sensingdata from turbid lakes

A hyperspectral model was developed for the interpretation of remote sensin g data collected above inland waters. Specific absorption and scattering co efficients proposed hy other authors were not suitable for modelling of the irradiance reflectance in 12 studied lakes. Therefore. special studies wer e carried out to estimate absorption and scattering coefficients as well as backscattering probability of suspended matter in turbid waters. AC-9 and Li-1800UW results were used for these purposes. The algorithms obtained wer e used to improve the model, which was then tested in forward and inverse m odes. (C) 2001 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.