Empirical algorithm for the CDOM assessment: Preliminary results of the Albanian and montenegrin coastal areas

In the framework of ADRICOSM-STAR and HYPAD.COM international projects, funded by the Italian Ministry for the Environment and Territory, two sea campaigns were carried out from the northern margin of Montenegrin coastal area to the southern margin of Drini gulf (Albanian coast). Several measurement stations have been situated along transects showing an high water parameter gradients. In each station spectral data were collected by means of two spectroradiometers (OceanOptics and SpectraScan) following the SeaWiFS protocol in order to obtain the Rrs (Remote sensing signal) and water samples were collected for CDOM, TSM and Chlorophyll a concentrations retrieve. The goal of the mission was to exploit the relationship between Rrs and the compounds concentrations of the water body. A good correlation between CDOM and some Rrs band ratios was observed, thus encouraging the development of an empirical algorithm for CDOM concentration retrieve by remote optical data.