Abstract
The problem of taking into account the polarization effect in atmospheric correction of satellite images of the Earth’s surface in the visible wavelength range is considered. Some software for the calculation of radiation components forming satellite images has been developed with and without allowance for polarization in the approximation of a homogeneous surface. Conditions under which neglecting polarization properties of the radiation can lead to significant errors in the retrieval of reflection coefficients of lowreflecting surfaces have been obtained.
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
Similar content being viewed by others
References
V. A. Tolpin, E. A. Lupyan, S. A. Bartalev, D. E. Plotnikov, and A. M. Matveev, “Possibilities of agricultural vegetation condition analysis with the “VEGA” satellite service,” Opt. Atmos. Okeana 27 (7), 581–586 (2014).
Yu. M. Polishchuk and O. S. Tokareva, “The use of satellite images for ecological estimate of flare firing of gas at oil fidds of Siberia,” Opt. Atmos. Okeana 27 (7), 647–651 (2014).
M. Yu. Kataev and A. A. Bekerov, “Detection of ecological changes in the natural environment from satellite measurements,” Opt. Atmos. Okeana 27 (7), 652–656 (2014).
P. N. Reinersman and K. L. Carder, “Monte Carlo simulation of the atmospheric point-spread function with an application to correction for the adjacency effect,” Appl. Opt. 34 (21), 4453–4471 (1995).
E. F. Vermote and A. Vermeulen, Atmospheric correction algorithm: Spectral reflectances (MOD09). Algorithm Theoretical Background document, version 4.0. http://modis.gsfc.nasa.gov/data/atbd_mod08.pdf (last access: 17.10.2017).
V. V. Belov and S. V. Afonin, From Physical Principles, Theory, and Simulation to Thematic Processing of Satellite Imagery (Publishing House of IAO SB RAS, Tomsk, 2005) [in Russian].
S. V. Afonin, V. V. Belov, and D. V. Solomatov, “Solution of problems of the temperature monitoring of the Earth’s surface from space on the basis of the RTM method,” Atmos. Ocean. Opt. 21 (12), 921–927 (2008).
Y. Mekler and Y. J. Kaufman, “Contrast reduction by the atmosphere and retrieval of nonuniform surface reflectance,” Appl. Opt. 21 (2), 310–316 (1982).
F. M. Breon and E. Vermote, “Correction of MODIS surface reflectance time series for BRDF effects,” Remote Sens. Environ. 125, 1–9 (2012).
A. Lyapustin, J. Martonchik, Y. Wang, I. Laszlo, and S. Korkin, “Multiangle Implementation of Atmospheric Correction (MAIAC): 3. Atmospheric correction,” Remote Sens. Environ. 127, 385–393 (2012).
V. E. Zuev, V. V. Belov, and V. V. Veretennikov, Theory of Systems in Optics of Disperse Media (Spektr, Tomsk, 1997) [in Russia].
V. V. Belov and M. V. Tarasenkov, “Statistical modeling of the point spread function in the spherical atmosphere and a criterion for detecting image isoplanarity zones,” Atmos. Ocean. Opt. 23 (6), 441–447 (2010).
A.V. Kozhevnikova, M. V. Tarasenkov, and V. V. Belov, “Parallel computations for solving problems of the reconstruction of the reflection coefficient of the Earth’s surface by satellite data,” Atmos. Ocean. Opt. 26 (4), 326–328 (2013).
S. M. Prigarin, K. B. Bazarov, and U. G. Oppel, “The effect of multiple scattering on polarization and angular distributions for radiation reflected by clouds: Results of Monte Carlo simulation,” Proc. SPIE—Int. Soc. Opt. Eng. 9292, 92920 (2014).
G. A. Mikhailov and M. A. Nazaraliev, “Monte Carlo calculations of light polarization in a spherical atmosphere,” Izv. Akad. Nauk SSSR. Fiz. Atmos. Okeana 7 (4), 385–395 (1971).
S. A. Ukhinov and D. I. Yurkov, “Monte Carlo estimates for parametric derivatives of polarized radiation,” Sib. Zh. Vychisl. Matem. 5 (1), 39–56 (2002).
M. A. Nazaraliev and T. A. Sushkevich, “Calculation of multiply scattered radiation field parameters in a spherical atmosphere,” Izv. Akad. Nauk SSSR. Fiz. Atmos. Okeana 11 (7), 705–717 (1975).
G. W. Kattawar and G. N. Plass, “Radiance and polarization of multiple scattered light from haze and clouds,” Appl. Opt. 7 (8), 1519–1527 (1968).
G. V. Rozenberg, “Light scattering in the Earth’s atmosphere,” Phys.-Uspekhi 3, 346–371 (1960).
G. I. Marchuk, G. A. Mikhailov, M. A. Nazaraliev, R. A. Darbinyan, B. A. Kargin, and B. S. Elepov, Monte Carlo Method in Atmospheric Optics (Nauka, Novosibirsk, 1976) [in Russian].
A. V. Zimovaia, M. V. Tarasenkov, and V. V. Belov, “Estimate of the effect of polarization account on the reflection coefficient of the Earth’s surface for atmospheric correction of satellite data,” Proc. SPIE—Int. Soc. Opt. Eng. 10035, 1–10 (2016).
F. X. Kneizys, E. P. Shettle, G. P. Anderson, L.W.Abreu, J. H. Chetwynd, J. E. A. Selby, S. A. Clough, and W. O. Gallery, User Guide to LOWTRAN-7 (Hanscom AFB, 1988).
V. V. Belov, B. D. Borisov, and I. Yu. Makushkina, “Some peculiarities of adjacency effects formation in the vision systems,” Opt. Atmos. Okeana 1 (2), S. 18–24. 1988
S. Chandrasekhar, Radiative Transfer (Dover, 1960).
H. Van de Hulst, Light Scattering by Small Particles (Willey, 1957).
K. Coulson, J. Dave, and Z. Sekera, Tables related to radiation emerging from a planetary atmosphere with Rayleigh scattering (University of California Press, 1960).
D. Deirmendjian, Electromagnetic Scattering on Spherical Polydispersions (American Elsevier, 1969).
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Corresponding author
Additional information
Original Russian Text © A.V. Zimovaya, M.V. Tarasenkov, V.V. Belov, 2017, published in Optika Atmosfery i Okeana.
Rights and permissions
About this article
Cite this article
Zimovaya, A.V., Tarasenkov, M.V. & Belov, V.V. Radiation Polarization Effect on the Retrieval of the Earth’s Surface Reflection Coefficient from Satellite Data in the Visible Wavelength Range. Atmos Ocean Opt 31, 131–136 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1024856018020161
Received:
Published:
Issue Date:
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1134/S1024856018020161