NDLI: Shedding light on the weather

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Author	Narasimhan, S.G. Nayar, S.K.
Copyright Year	2003
Description	Author affiliation: Comput. Sci. Dept, Columbia Univ., New York, NY, USA (Narasimhan, S.G.; Nayar, S.K.)
Abstract	Virtually all methods in image processing and computer vision, for removing weather effects from images, assume single scattering of light by particles in the atmosphere. In reality, multiple scattering effects are significant. A common manifestation of multiple scattering is the appearance of glows around light sources in bad weather. Modeling multiple scattering is critical to understanding the complex effects of weather on images, and hence essential for improving the performance of outdoor vision systems. We develop a new physics-based model for the multiple scattering of light rays as they travel from a source to an observer. This model is valid for various weather conditions including fog, haze, mist and rain. Our model enables us to recover from a single image the shapes and depths of sources in the scene. In addition, the weather condition and the visibility of the atmosphere can be estimated. These quantities can, in turn, be used to remove the glows of sources to obtain a clear picture of the scene. Based on these results, we demonstrate that a camera observing a distant source can serve as a "visual weather meter". The model and techniques described in this paper can also be used to analyze scattering in other media, such as fluids and tissues. Therefore, in addition to vision in bad weather, our work has implications for medical and underwater imaging.
Sponsorship	IEEE Comput. Soc Tech. Committee on Pattern Anal. & Machine Intelligence (TCPAMI)
File Size	610176
File Format	PDF
ISBN	0769519008
ISSN	10636919
DOI	10.1109/CVPR.2003.1211417
Language	English
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Publisher Date	2003-06-18
Publisher Place	USA
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Rights Holder	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Subject Keyword	Light scattering Particle scattering Atmospheric modeling Atmosphere Layout Image processing Computer vision Light sources Machine vision Rain
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition Software

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