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Title
Concept for a hyperspectral remote sensing algorithm for floating marine macro plastics
Title (original)
Concept for a hyperspectral remote sensing algorithm for floating marine macro plastics
Description
In this article, the authors present a reflectance model of sunlight interacting with a sea surface littered with macro plastics, based on geometrical optics and the spectral signatures of plastic and seawater. This is a first step towards the development of a remote sensing algorithm for marine plastic using light reflectance measurements in air. The model takes the colour, transparency, reflectivity and shape of plastic litter into account. This concept model can aid the design of laboratory, field and Earth observation measurements in the VIS-SWIR spectrum and explain the results.
Authors
Lonneke Goddijn-Murphy, Steef Peters, Erik van Sebille, Neil A.James,Stuart Gibb
Publication year
2016
Resource type
Scientific publication
Language
English
Areas of knowledge
Monitoring of marine litter
Mapping of marine litter
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