Affiliation:
1. A.M. Obukhov Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Russian Academy of Sciences; Institute of Applied Physics, Russian Academy of Sciences
Abstract
On a qualitative level, the possibilities of using optical stereo images of the sea surface, registered from under the water, are considered in relation to the problem of remote diagnostics of waves. The task is implemented in a numerical experiment using a stereo image model of the Snell’s window (underwater image of the sky) for a given relief of the sea surface. The influence of the camera parameters, observation geometry, illumination and excitement on the quality of constructing disparity maps, necessary to restore the distances to the sighted elements of the sea surface, is analyzed. Recommendations on the methodology of a full-scale experiment in order to test the proposed method are formulated.
Publisher
Saint-Petersburg Research Center of the Russian Academy of Science
Subject
Geophysics,Condensed Matter Physics,Water Science and Technology,Oceanography