Bio-optical Modeling and Remote Sensing of Inland Waters presents the latest developments, state-of-the-art, and future perspectives of bio-optical modeling for each optically active component of inland waters, providing a broad range of applications of water quality monitoring using remote sensing. Rather than discussing optical radiometry theories, the authors explore the applications of these theories to inland aquatic environments.

The book not only covers applications, but also discusses new possibilities, making the bio-optical theories operational, a concept that is of great interest to both government and private sector organizations. In addition, it addresses not only the physical theory that makes bio-optical modeling possible, but also the implementation and applications of bio-optical modeling in inland waters.

Early chapters introduce the concepts of bio-optical modeling and the classification of bio-optical models and satellite capabilities both in existence and in development. Later chapters target specific optically active components (OACs) for inland waters and present the current status and future direction of bio-optical modeling for the OACs. Concluding sections provide an overview of a governance strategy for global monitoring of inland waters based on earth observation and bio-optical modeling. .

Chapter 1 - Remote Sensing of Inland Waters: Background and Current State-of-the-Art, Pages 1-24, Igor Ogashawara, Deepak R. Mishra, Anatoly A. Gitelson
Chapter 2 - Radiative Transfer Theory for Inland Waters, Pages 25-67, Peter Gege
Chapter 3 - Atmospheric Correction for Inland Waters, Pages 69-100, Wesley J. Moses, Sindy Sterckx, Marcos J. Montes, Liesbeth De Keukelaere, Els Knaeps
Chapter 4 - Bio-optical Modeling of Colored Dissolved Organic Matter, Pages 101-128, Tiit Kutser, Sampsa Koponen, Kari Y. Kallio, Tonio Fincke, Birgot Paavel
Chapter 5 - Bio-optical Modeling of Total Suspended Solids, Pages 129-156, Claudia Giardino, Mariano Bresciani, Federica Braga, Ilaria Cazzaniga, Liesbeth De Keukelaere, Els Knaeps, Vittorio E. Brando
Chapter 6 - Bio-optical Modeling of Phytoplankton Chlorophyll-a, Pages 157-188, Mark W. Matthews
Chapter 7 - Bio-optical Modeling of Sun-Induced Chlorophyll-a Fluorescence, Pages 189-231, Alexander A. Gilerson, Yannick Huot
Chapter 8 - Bio-optical Modeling of Phycocyanin, Pages 233-262, Linhai Li, Kaishan Song
Chapter 9 - Bio-optical Modeling and Remote Sensing of Aquatic Macrophytes, Pages 263-308, Tim J. Malthus

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