Cross-comparison of ocean color products derived from Tiangong-2/WIS and GOCI in the Yangtze estuary, China

Rugang Tang, Fang Shen, Yanqun Pan, Kang Liu, Mengyu Li, Wenli Gao, Chuankai Zang

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Abstract

Suspended particulate matter (SPM) is one of the key issues in estuarine and coastal waters, which is widely used in water quality assessment, river erosion and siltation, and port engineering. The Wide-band Imaging Spectrometer (WIS) as one of the payloads mounted on the Tiangong-2 (TG-2) is a successor of spaceborne ocean color sensors. In this study, data from Geostationary Ocean Color Imager (GOCI) launched by Korean ocean satellite center (KOSC) and in situ measurements are used to compare and evaluate data products acquired by the TG-2/WIS. Comparison results show that the TOA reflectances of TG-2/WIS and GOCI agree well at visible and near-infrared bands. Atmospherically-corrected remote sensing reflectances (R rs ) from TG-2/WIS and GOCI have good correspondences from visible to near-infrared bands Their root mean square differences (RMSD) at 660 and 745 nm are less than 0.04 sr −1 , and the TG2/WIS observed R rs is slightly underestimated at 865 nm with the slope of 0.77. Moreover, the derived SPM concentrations from TG-2/WIS and GOCI data are quite approximate. It implies that the accuracy of TG-2/WIS data products can meet the need of marine environmental monitoring in estuaries and coastal regions. In addition, in contrast to other ocean color sensors, the TG-2/WIS may have greater potentials of water color applications, especially for meso- and small-scale phenomena and optically complex waters, due to its multi-bands and high spatial resolution advantages.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the Tiangong-2 Remote Sensing Application Conference - Technology, Method and Application
EditorsYidong Gu, Ming Gao, Guangheng Zhao
PublisherSpringer Verlag
Pages201-211
Number of pages11
ISBN (Print)9789811335006
DOIs
StatePublished - 2019
EventTiangong-2 Remote Sensing Application Conference on Technology, Method and Application - Beijing, China
Duration: 1 Dec 20181 Dec 2018

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Electrical Engineering
Volume541
ISSN (Print)1876-1100
ISSN (Electronic)1876-1119

Conference

ConferenceTiangong-2 Remote Sensing Application Conference on Technology, Method and Application
Country/TerritoryChina
City Beijing
Period1/12/181/12/18

Keywords

  • Cross-comparison
  • GOCI
  • Suspended particulate matter
  • Tiangong-2
  • Wide-band Imaging Spectrometer
  • Yangtze estuary

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