Abstract A real-time photo-realistic rendering algorithm of ocean color is introduced in the paper, which considers the impact of ocean bio-optical model. The ocean bio-optical model mainly involves the phytoplankton,...Abstract A real-time photo-realistic rendering algorithm of ocean color is introduced in the paper, which considers the impact of ocean bio-optical model. The ocean bio-optical model mainly involves the phytoplankton, colored dissolved organic material （CDOM）, inorganic suspended particle, etc., which have different contributionsto absorption and scattering of light. We decompose the emergent light of the ocean surface into the reflected light from the sun and the sky, and the subsurface scattering light. We estab- lish an ocean surface transmission model based on ocean bidirectional reflectance distribution function （BRDF） and the Fresnel law, and this model＇s outputs would be the incident light parameters of subsurface scattering. Using ocean subsurface scattering algorithm combined with bio-optical model, we compute the scattering light emergent radiation in different directions. Then, we blend the re- flection of sunlight and sky light to implement the real-time ocean color rendering in graphics processing unit （GPU）. Finally, we use two kinds of radiance reflectance calculated by Hydrolight radiative transfer model and our algorithm to validate the physical reality of our method, and the results show that our algorithm can achieve real-time highly realistic ocean color scenes.展开更多
An optical closure study on bio-optical relationships was carried out using radiative transfer model matrix operator method developed by Freie Universitat Berlin. As a case study, the optical closure of bio-optical re...An optical closure study on bio-optical relationships was carried out using radiative transfer model matrix operator method developed by Freie Universitat Berlin. As a case study, the optical closure of bio-optical relationships empirically parameterized with in situ data for the East China Sea was examined. Remote-sensing reflectance （Rrs） was computed from the inherent optical properties predicted by these biooptical relationships and compared with published in situ data. It was found that the simulated Rrs was overestimated for turbid water. To achieve optical closure, bio-optical relationships for absorption and scattering coefficients for suspended particulate matter were adjusted. Furthermore, the results show that the Fournier and Forand phase functions obtained from the adjusted relationships perform better than the Petzold phase function. Therefore, before bio-optical relationships are used for a local sea area, the optical closure should be examined.展开更多
The paper describes and analyzes the sensitivity of an operational atmospheric model to different SST （sea surface temperature） estimates. The model＇s sensitivity has been analyzed in a Medicane （Mediterranean hur...The paper describes and analyzes the sensitivity of an operational atmospheric model to different SST （sea surface temperature） estimates. The model＇s sensitivity has been analyzed in a Medicane （Mediterranean hurricane） test case. Numerical simulations have been performed using the COSMO （consortium for small-scale modeling） atmospheric model, in the COSMO-ME configuration. The model results show that the model is capable of capturing the position, timing and intensity of the cyclone. Sensitivity experiments have been carried out using different SSTs surface boundary conditions for the COSMO forecasts. Four different experiments have been carried out： the first two using SST fields obtained from the OSTIA （operational sea surface temperature and sea ice analysis） system, while the other two using the SST analyses and forecasts from MFS （Mediterranean Forecasting System, Tonani et al., 2015; Pinardi and Coppini, 2010）. The different boundary conditions determine differences in the trajectory, pressure minimum and wind intensity of the simulated Medicane. The sensitivity experiments showed that a colder than real SST field determines a weakening of the minimum pressure at the vortex center. MFS SST analyses and forecasts allow the COSMO model to simulate more realistic minimum pressure values, trajectories and wind speeds. It was found that MFS SST forecast, as surface boundary conditions for COSMO-ME runs, determines a significant improvement, compared to ASCAT observations, in terms of wind intensity forecast as well as cyclone dimension and location.展开更多
基金jointly supported by the International Cooperation and Exchange Projects of the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No.61361163001)the National Key Scientific Instrument and Equipment Development Projects of National Natural Science Foundation of China (No.41527901)the National High-Tech R&D Program (863 Program) (No.2013AA09A505)
文摘Abstract A real-time photo-realistic rendering algorithm of ocean color is introduced in the paper, which considers the impact of ocean bio-optical model. The ocean bio-optical model mainly involves the phytoplankton, colored dissolved organic material （CDOM）, inorganic suspended particle, etc., which have different contributionsto absorption and scattering of light. We decompose the emergent light of the ocean surface into the reflected light from the sun and the sky, and the subsurface scattering light. We estab- lish an ocean surface transmission model based on ocean bidirectional reflectance distribution function （BRDF） and the Fresnel law, and this model＇s outputs would be the incident light parameters of subsurface scattering. Using ocean subsurface scattering algorithm combined with bio-optical model, we compute the scattering light emergent radiation in different directions. Then, we blend the re- flection of sunlight and sky light to implement the real-time ocean color rendering in graphics processing unit （GPU）. Finally, we use two kinds of radiance reflectance calculated by Hydrolight radiative transfer model and our algorithm to validate the physical reality of our method, and the results show that our algorithm can achieve real-time highly realistic ocean color scenes.
基金Supported by the State Scholarship Fund of the China Scholarship Councilthe National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.60638020,41206006,41176021,41276028,41306035)+1 种基金the National Basic Research Program of China(973 Program)(No.2011CB409803,2011CB403503)the State Key Laboratory Program(No.SOED1206)
文摘An optical closure study on bio-optical relationships was carried out using radiative transfer model matrix operator method developed by Freie Universitat Berlin. As a case study, the optical closure of bio-optical relationships empirically parameterized with in situ data for the East China Sea was examined. Remote-sensing reflectance （Rrs） was computed from the inherent optical properties predicted by these biooptical relationships and compared with published in situ data. It was found that the simulated Rrs was overestimated for turbid water. To achieve optical closure, bio-optical relationships for absorption and scattering coefficients for suspended particulate matter were adjusted. Furthermore, the results show that the Fournier and Forand phase functions obtained from the adjusted relationships perform better than the Petzold phase function. Therefore, before bio-optical relationships are used for a local sea area, the optical closure should be examined.
文摘The paper describes and analyzes the sensitivity of an operational atmospheric model to different SST （sea surface temperature） estimates. The model＇s sensitivity has been analyzed in a Medicane （Mediterranean hurricane） test case. Numerical simulations have been performed using the COSMO （consortium for small-scale modeling） atmospheric model, in the COSMO-ME configuration. The model results show that the model is capable of capturing the position, timing and intensity of the cyclone. Sensitivity experiments have been carried out using different SSTs surface boundary conditions for the COSMO forecasts. Four different experiments have been carried out： the first two using SST fields obtained from the OSTIA （operational sea surface temperature and sea ice analysis） system, while the other two using the SST analyses and forecasts from MFS （Mediterranean Forecasting System, Tonani et al., 2015; Pinardi and Coppini, 2010）. The different boundary conditions determine differences in the trajectory, pressure minimum and wind intensity of the simulated Medicane. The sensitivity experiments showed that a colder than real SST field determines a weakening of the minimum pressure at the vortex center. MFS SST analyses and forecasts allow the COSMO model to simulate more realistic minimum pressure values, trajectories and wind speeds. It was found that MFS SST forecast, as surface boundary conditions for COSMO-ME runs, determines a significant improvement, compared to ASCAT observations, in terms of wind intensity forecast as well as cyclone dimension and location.
