Abstract
Underwater images are blurred due to light scattering and absorption. Image restoration is therefore important in many underwater research and practical tasks. In this paper, we propose an effective two-stage method to restore underwater scene images. Based on an underwater light propagation model, we first remove backscatter by fitting a binary quadratic function. Then we eliminate the forward scattering and non-uniform lighting attenuation using blue-green dark channel prior. The proposed method requires no additional calibration and we show its effectiveness and robustness by restoring images captured under various underwater scenes.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Proceedings of the Eighth International Conference on Graphic and Image Processing |
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Publication status | Early online - 8 Feb 2017 |
Event | 2016 8th International Conference on Graphic and Image Processing - 2-3-1 Yoyogi, Shibuya-ku 151-0053, Tokyo, Japan Duration: 29 Oct 2016 → 31 Oct 2016 http://www.icgip.org/ |
Conference
Conference | 2016 8th International Conference on Graphic and Image Processing |
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Abbreviated title | ICGIP 2016 |
Country/Territory | Japan |
City | Tokyo |
Period | 29/10/16 → 31/10/16 |
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Keywords
- image restoration
- light scattering
- scattering
- signal attenuation
- absorption
- backscatter
- calibration