Journal of Remote Sensing & GIS

Abstract

Derivation of Calibration Coefficients for OCM-2 Sensor for Coastal Waters

Muniyandi Tholkapiyan, Palanisamy Shanmugam*, Prakash Chauhan and Muthusamy Suresh

The radiometric calibration coefficients that are required to enhance the preflight calibration coefficients to improve the performance of the Ocean Colour Monitor (OCM-2) onboard the Indian Remote Sensing Satellite (IRS) are determined using in-situ measurements in coastal waters around southern India. These coefficients were applied to OCM-2 data acquired over coastal waters off Point Calimere (Palk Strait) and Gulf of Mannar of the Bay of Bengal, and are compared with similar coefficients included in the SeaDAS software and those provided by the Space Application Centre (SAC). Two atmospheric correction algorithms were used in conjunction with these coefficients to obtain the water-leaving radiances (Lw) from OCM-2 data, namely the CAAS algorithm and SeaDAS algorithm. An evaluation of the results of these coefficients and atmospheric correction algorithms showed large deviations in Lw values derived with the SAC (positive deviation) coefficients and SeaDAS (negative deviation) coefficients when applied to OCM-2 data along with the SeaDAS atmospheric correction algorithm. The deviations were less remarkable with new coefficients
when the same (SeaDAS) atmospheric correction algorithm was used. However, application all three coefficients to OCM-2 using the CAAS algorithm showed a similar trend but with less deviations with respect to in-situ Lw data. The results obtained with the new coefficients showed good agreement with the in-situ water-leaving radiances (except channels 412-443nm). These results suggest that the new calibration coefficients can be used along with the CAAS atmospheric correction algorithm to improve the performance of OCM-2 sensor for quantitative assessments of the various water constituents in coastal waters (including bloom) around India.