The new Landsat 8 potential for remote sensing of colored dissolved organic matter (CDOM). Issue 2 (30th June 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Slonecker, E. Terrence; Jones, Daniel K.; Pellerin, Brian A.
• Is Part Of: Marine pollution bulletin. Volume 107:Issue 2(2016:Jun.)
• Page Start: 518
• Page End: 527
• Publication Date: 2016-06-30
• Subjects: Colored dissolved organic matter (CDOM) -- Dissolved organic matter (DOM) -- fluorescent fraction of CDOM (fDOM) -- EO-1 -- Landsat 8 -- Advanced land imager -- Operational land imager -- Absorbance -- Reflectance -- Fluorescence -- Remote sensing -- Atmospheric correction; Marine pollution -- Periodicals; Marine Biology -- Periodicals; Water Pollution -- Periodicals; Mer -- Pollution -- Périodiques; Publications périodiques; Pollution des mers; Lutte antipollution; Electronic journals; 363.7394
• DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2016.02.076
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0025-326X

Abstract

Abstract: Due to a combination of factors, such as a new coastal/aerosol band and improved radiometric sensitivity of the Operational Land Imager aboard Landsat 8, the atmospherically-corrected Surface Reflectance product for Landsat data, and the growing availability of corrected fDOM data from U.S. Geological Survey gaging stations, moderate-resolution remote sensing of fDOM may now be achievable. This paper explores the background of previous efforts and shows preliminary examples of the remote sensing and data relationships between corrected fDOM and Landsat 8 reflectance values. Although preliminary results before and after Hurricane Sandy are encouraging, more research is needed to explore the full potential of Landsat 8 to continuously map fDOM in a number of water profiles.