FY-3A/MERSI, ocean color algorithm, products and demonstrative applications

作     者：SUN Ling GUO Maohua ZHU Jianhua HU Xiuqing SONG Qingjun 

作者机构：Key Laboratory of Radiometric Calibration and Validation for Environmental SatellitesChina Meteorological Administration (LRCVES/CMA) National Satellite Meteorological CentreChina Meteorological Administration National Satellite Ocean Application ServiceState Oceanic Administration National Ocean Technology CentreState Oceanic Administration 

出 版 物：《Acta Oceanologica Sinica》 (海洋学报（英文版）)

年 卷 期：2013年第32卷第5期

页      面：75-81页

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学科分类：08[工学] 0816[工学-测绘科学与技术] 

基　　金：The National Basic Research Program (973 Program) of China under contract No.2010CB950803 National Meteorological Special Project of China under contract No.GYHY200906036 

主　　题：FY-3A/MERSI ocean color multisite calibration atmospheric correction China's regional model 

摘      要：A medium resolution spectral imager （MERSI） on-board the first spacecraft of the second generation of Chinas polar-orbit meteorological satellites FY-3A, is a MODIS-like sensor with 20 bands covering visible to thermal infrared spectral region. FY-3A/MERSI is capable of making continuous global observations, and ocean color application is one of its main targets. The objective is to provide information about the ocean color products of FY-3A/MERSI, including sensor calibration, ocean color algorithms, ocean color prod- ucts validation and applications. Although there is a visible on-board calibration device, it cannot realize the on-board absolute radiometric calibration in the reflective solar bands. A multisite vicarious calibration method is developed, and used for monitoring the in-flight response change and providing post-launch cal- ibration coefficients updating. FY-3A/MERSI ocean color products consist of the water-leaving reflectance retrieved from an atmospheric correction algorithm, a chlorophyll a concentration （CHL1） and a pigment concentration （PIG1） from global empirical models, the chlorophyll a concentration （CHL2）, a total sus- pended mater concentration （TSM） and the absorption coefficient of CDOM and NAP （YS443） from Chi- na＇s regional empirical models. The atmospheric correction algorithm based on lookup tables and ocean color components concentration estimation models are described. By comparison with in situ data, the FY-3A/MERSI ocean color products have been validated and preliminary results are presented. Some suc- cessful ocean color applications such as algae bloom monitoring and coastal suspended sediment variation have demonstrated the usefulness of FY-3A/MERSI ocean color products.