Submitted for the Proceedings of ESA Living Planet Symposium, Prague, 9-13 May 2016, ESA-SP 740 PARTICULATE BACKSCATTERING AND SUSPENDED MATTER CONCENTRATION RETRIEVAL FROM REMOTE-SENSED TURBIDITY IN VARIOUS COASTAL AND RIVERINE TURBID WATERS

The semi-empirical algorithm of [1] for the estimat ion of turbidity (T) from marine reflectance ( Rrs) is calibrated and validated using a large dataset of in situ measurements collected in various waters, for use w ith any ocean colour hyperspectral sensor, and with Sentinel-2, Landsat 8 and Pléiades spectral bands. The relationship between particulate backscattering coefficient (bbp) and side-scattering ( T) is investigated through simulation of Fournier-Forand phase functio ns, assuming variable particles size and composition. T wo algorithms for the estimation of bbp at 850nm and suspended particulate matter ( SPM) from turbidity are proposed, and calibrated and validated using T, bbp and SPM in situ measurements in clear to extremely turbid waters.