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

• Published in: Sensors
• Main Authors: Goddijn-Murphy, Lonneke, Dailloux, Damien, White, Martin, Bowers, Dave
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Molecular Diversity Preservation International (MDPI) 2009
• Subjects: Article; Rockall Trough; North Atlantic
• Online Access: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3274132; http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22346729; https://doi.org/10.3390/s90705825

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,...