• Journal of the Korea Institute of Military Science and Technology
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• v.21 no.3
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• pp.306-314
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• 2018

In maritime environment, it is necessary to understand the characteristics of sunglint since it may degrade the target detection performance of the infrared sensor mounted weapons. In this paper, sunglint in LWIR band is modeled using the slope distribution of the sea surface, and is verified by comparing the radiance of a simulated result with that of the real world. According to the simulation, sunglint is critical when the solar zenith angle is over $60^{\circ}$. The peak radiance of sunglint grows as the solar zenith angle increases until it reaches $83^{\circ}$ and has a large difference depending on the solar zenith angle when the wind speed is small. Finally, seasonal and temporal characteristics of sunglint effects are analyzed. In summer, sunglint is dominant in the horizon near the solar azimuth right after sunrise and before sunset. However, in winter, the influence of sunglint lasts even during the daytime since the elevation of the sun is much lower than in summer.

• Bulletin of the Korean Space Science Society
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• 2003.10a
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• pp.49-49
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• 2003

2008년 발사 예정인 통신해양기상위성(Communication, Ocean and Meteorological Satellite)의 성공적인 임무완성에 기여하기 위해 본 연구에서는 해양위성 관측자료 분석에 적용할, 위성의 위치 및 하루 또는 연중 태양의 위치에 따른 해수면 태양반사(Sunglint) 영역의 정확한 위치를 찾아주는 예측 알고리즘을 연구하였다. 정지궤도위성의 태양반사 영역의 정확한 위치 결정은 태양-위성-지구를 고려한 구면 천문학과 반사의 법칙으로부터 계산할 수 있는데 적절한 구면 좌표계에서 하루 또는 연중 태양의 위치와 위성의 위치를 통해 얻어진 비선형 방정식을 Newton-Raphson 수치 방법을 이용하여 태양반사 영역의 정확한 위치와 움직임을 계산하였다. 또한 정지궤도위성이 아닌 극궤도위성의 태양반사 영역의 위치 결정은 해당 위성의 TLE(Two Line Elements)을 이용한 궤도분석 프로그램인 ASAP(Artificial Satellite Analysis Program)을 이용해 시간에 따른 위성의 위치를 구하여 정지궤도위성에서의 위치 결정 알고리즘과 같은 방식으로 연구를 수행하였다. 본 논문에서 연구한 기본적인 알고리즘을 통해 다양한 이미지 센서를 가진 궤도 위성에서의 태양반사 영역 위치 결정과 그와 관련된 연구를 수행 할 수 있을 것으로 기대한다.

• Korean Journal of Remote Sensing
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• v.32 no.3
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• pp.253-262
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• 2016

Here, we estimated daily Photosynthetically Available Radiation (PAR) from Geostationary Ocean Colour Imager (GOCI) and compared it with daily PAR derived from polar-orbiting MODIS images. GOCI-based PAR was also validated with in-situ measurements from ocean research station, Socheongcho. GOCI PAR showed similar patterns with in-situ measurements for both the clear-sky and cloudy day, whereas MODIS PAR showed irregular patterns at cloudy conditions in some areas where PAR could not be derived due to the clouds of sunglint. GOCI PAR had shown a constant difference with the in-situ measurements, which was corrected using the in-situ measurements obtained on the days of clear-sky conditions at Socheongcho station. After the corrections, GOCI PAR showed a good agreement excepting on the days with so thick cloud that the sensor was optically saturated. This study revealed that GOCI can estimate effectively the daily PAR with its advantages of acquiring data more frequently, eight times a day at an hourly interval in daytime, than other polar orbit ocean colour satellites, which can reduce the uncertainties induced by the existence and movement of the cloud and insufficient images to map the daily PAR at the seas around Korean peninsula.