Fundamentals of in Situ Digital Camera Methodology for Water Quality Monitoring of Coast and Ocean

• Published in: Sensors
• Main Authors: Martin White, Dave Bowers, Lonneke Goddijn-Murphy, Damien Dailloux
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI AG 2009
• Subjects: digital; camera; ocean; colour; marine; technology; advancement; Chemical technology; TP1-1185; Rockall Trough; North Atlantic
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3390/s90705825; https://doaj.org/article/a3cdff957bbd48e7ac22140c2b88fc17

Conventional digital cameras, the Nikon Coolpix885® and the SeaLife ECOshot®, were used as in situ optical instruments for water quality monitoring. Measured response spectra showed that these digital cameras are basically three-band radiometers. The response values in the red, green and blue bands,...