Rayleigh Look Up Table(LUT)
At present, the accurate Rayleigh scattering calculation of ocean color remote sensing is usually carried out by means of lookup tables, but because these lookup tables are generated for specific remote sensors, it is difficult to directly apply them to new ocean color remote sensors. To this end, we use the ocean-atmosphere coupled vector radiation transfer model PCOART to generate a general accurate Rayleigh scattering lookup table. Comparison with SeaDAS accurate Rayleigh scattering lookup table results shows that the accuracy of this general lookup table is better than 0.5%. This general lookup table can be used for accurate Rayleigh scattering calculations for all ocean color remote sensors. In addition, the applicable range of this lookup table is that the Rayleigh scattering optical thickness is less than 0.4.
To use this lookup table, please cite the following papers:
1. He, Xianqiang, Delu Pan, Yan Bai, and Fang Gong. 2006. “A General Purpose Exact Rayleigh Scattering Look-up Table for Ocean Color Remote Sensing.” Acta Oceanologica Sinica, no. 1: 48–56. http://www.aosocean.com/en/article/id/20060105.
2. He, Xianqiang, Yan Bai, Qiankun Zhu, and Fang Gong. 2010. “A Vector Radiative Transfer Model of Coupled Ocean–Atmosphere System Using Matrix-Operator Method for Rough Sea-Surface.” Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer 111 (10): 1426–48. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jqsrt.2010.02.014.
