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Chapter 3: Calibration and Characterization of Optical Radiometers
Published
Author(s)
Giuseppe Zibordi, Kenneth Voss, B. Carol Johnson, James Mueller
Abstract
Procedures for calibrating and characterizing optical radiometers, including the determination of characteristics peculiar to underwater sensors, are presented in this chapter. The characterizations are considered essential to verify the compliance with specifications of those radiometers used to acquire field data for satellite ocean color validation.
Citation
IOCCG Ocean Optics and Biogeochemistry Protocols for Satellite Ocean Colour Sensor Validation
Zibordi, G.
, Voss, K.
, Johnson, B.
and Mueller, J.
(2019),
Chapter 3: Calibration and Characterization of Optical Radiometers, IOCCG Ocean Optics and Biogeochemistry Protocols for Satellite Ocean Colour Sensor Validation, IOCCG.ORG, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, , [online], https://dx.doi.org/10.25607/OBP-691, https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=927400
(Accessed October 2, 2025)