Based on the processing of CZMIL data collected in Hawaii during a JALBTCX mission (2013) and in the Pacific for The Ocean Cleanup project (October, 2016), we demonstrate the possibility of reliably estimating the seawater column’s optical properties from lidar waveforms in deep clear (Jerlov class I and IB) waters. With minor improvements to the data processing method previously applied to Florida survey data (2003, 2006, 2012–2017), we estimate the diffuse attenuation coefficient at the wavelength of 532 nm, Kd (532), to be 0.045–0.060 m-1 in both regions. The results are in good agreement with space satellite data for the days of the lidar surveys and with Jerlov’s Kd curves for water classes I and IB.
CZMIL is an airborne multi-sensor system that exploits the data fusion paradigm to generate automated and high- resolution 3D environmental maps of coastal zones. CZMIL is used to map the near-shore environment for engineering and nautical charting applications on a recurring basis under the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) National Coastal Mapping Program. We have developed a mathematical framework, based on the contributing individual systematic and environmental parameters, for the estimation of Total Propagated Uncertainties (TPU) associated with CZMIL bathymetric data. We developed the TPU model based on the General Law of the Propagation of Variances. TPU is a critical metadata that characterizes the quality of a hydrographic survey. If there are issues with data integrity, TPU can be used as a diagnostic tool to provide insight and identify the particular lidar sub-system or processing module that is responsible. Moreover, because the overall ranging accuracy for any specific lidar bathymetric system is a function of water column properties, we have developed a simplified water-depth uncertainty model based on the different water types that CZMIL typically surveys. This depth uncertainty model is utilized in the TPU model. In this paper we will discuss the methodology, and list and discuss the CZMIL parameters that contribute to the uncertainty. We will also present TPU estimates for sample CZMIL datasets and compare theoretical and actual uncertainties. These actual or empirical uncertainties are estimated by comparing CZMIL positional data with ground truth.
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