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Turbidity Underwater Image Restoration Using Spectral Properties and Light Compensation Huimin LU Yujie LI Shota NAKASHIMA Seiichi SERIKAWA Publication IEICE TRANSACTIONS on Information and Systems Vol.E99-D No.1 pp.219-227 Publication Date: 2016/01/01 Publicized: 2015/10/20 Online ISSN: 1745-1361 DOI: 10.1587/transinf.2014EDP7405 Type of Manuscript: PAPER Category: Image Processing and Video Processing Keyword: underwater image enhancement, wavelength compensation, guided filter, Full Text: PDF(1.5MB)>>
Summary: Absorption, scattering, and color distortion are three major issues in underwater optical imaging. Light rays traveling through water are scattered and absorbed according to their wavelength. Scattering is caused by large suspended particles that degrade underwater optical images. Color distortion occurs because different wavelengths are attenuated to different degrees in water; consequently, images of ambient underwater environments are dominated by a bluish tone. In the present paper, we propose a novel underwater imaging model that compensates for the attenuation discrepancy along the propagation path. In addition, we develop a fast weighted guided normalized convolution domain filtering algorithm for enhancing underwater optical images. The enhanced images are characterized by a reduced noise level, better exposure in dark regions, and improved global contrast, by which the finest details and edges are enhanced significantly. | ||||||||||
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