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5. CONCLUSIONS
The systematic analysis of the simulated reflectance of typical
coastal sea water reveals the most effective bands of the
WorldView-2 satellite sensor that can be used for retrieval of
water depth and the limiting depth that can be derived from
each spectral band. For water with a dark seabed, the Green
band has the most depth sensitivity for depth up to about 5 m.
For the case of a bright seabed, the Red and Yellow bands are
the most sensitive, but the maximum depth is reduced to about
2.4 m. In both cases, the maximum depth is generally greater
than 1 m for most bands. In cases where the depth sensitivity is
low, the spectral bands are still useful for derivation of water
optical parameters.
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