Emissivity and reflection model for calculating unpolarized isotropic water surface-leaving radiance in the infrared 2: Validation using Fourier transform spectrometers

Abstract

The surface-leaving radiance model developed in Part I [Appl. Opt.47,3701 (2008)] is validated against an exhaustive set of Fourier transform spectrometer field observations acquired at sea. Unlike prior limited studies, these data include varying all-sky atmospheric conditions (clear, cloudy, and dusty), with regional samples from the tropics, mid-latitudes, and high latitudes. Our analyses show the model to have reduced bias over standard models at emission angles > or = 45 degrees.