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Quantifying Uncertainties in OC-SMART Ocean Color Retrievals: A Bayesian Inversion Algorithm
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: Received: 24 May 2023 / Approved: 26 May 2023 / Online: 26 May 2023 (04:22:05 CEST)
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Pachniak, E.; Fan, Y.; Li, W.; Stamnes, K. Quantifying Uncertainties in OC-SMART Ocean Color Retrievals: A Bayesian Inversion Algorithm. Algorithms 2023, 16, 301. Pachniak, E.; Fan, Y.; Li, W.; Stamnes, K. Quantifying Uncertainties in OC-SMART Ocean Color Retrievals: A Bayesian Inversion Algorithm. Algorithms 2023, 16, 301.
Abstract
The Ocean Color - Simultaneous Marine and Aerosol Retrieval Tool (OC-SMART) is a robust data processing platform that supports a large array of multi-spectral and hyper-spectral sensors. It provides accurate aerosol optical depths and remote sensing reflectances (Rrs estimates) that can be used to generate products such as absorption coefficients due to phytoplankton and detritus/Gelbstoff as well as backscattering coefficients due to particulate matter. The OC-SMART platform yields improved performance in complex environments by utilizing scientific machine learning (SciML) in conjunction with comprehensive radiative transfer computations. This paper expands the capability of OC-SMART by quantifying uncertainties in ocean color retrievals. Bayesian inversion is used to relate measured top of atmosphere radiances and a priori data to estimate posterior probability density functions and associated uncertainties. A framework of the methodology and implementation strategy is presented and uncertainty estimates for Rrs retrievals are provided to demonstrate the approach by applying it to MODIS, OLCI Sentinel-3, and VIIRS sensor data.
Keywords
Uncertainty; Neural Networks; Bayesian Inversion; Remote Sensing
Subject
Physical Sciences, Optics and Photonics
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