hydropt-oc 0.3.3

HYDROPT is an open-source framework for forward and inverse modelling of multi- and hyperspectral observations from oceans, coastal and inland waters. The remote sensing reflectance, R_rs, is calculated by specifying the inherent optical properties (IOP) of the water column, the sensor viewing geometry and solar zenith angle. Our framework is based on radiative transfer principles and is sensor agnostic allowing R_rs to be calculated for any wavelength in the 400 - 710 nm range.

Inversion of R_rs spectra is achieved by minimizing the difference between the HYDROPT forward calculations and the reflectance measured by the sensor. Different optimization routines can be selected to minimize the cost function. An extensive description of the theoretical basis of the framework as well as applications are provided in the following scientific papers:

Holtrop, T., & Van Der Woerd, H. J. (2021). HYDROPT: An Open-Source Framework for Fast Inverse Modelling of Multi- and Hyperspectral Observations from Oceans, Coastal and Inland Waters. Remote Sensing, 13(15), 3006. doi:10.3390/rs13153006

Van Der Woerd, H.J. & Pasterkamp, R. (2008). HYDROPT: A fast and flexible method to retrieve chlorophyll-a from multispectral satellite observations of optically complex coastal waters. Remote Sensing of Environment, 112, 1795–1807. doi:10.1016/j.rse.2007.09.001