Abstract
The spectral energy distribution for upward radiance from sea surface was measured by MSS spectrometer. From the MSS data, the color of sea was calculated on CIE chromaticity diagram.
Comparison between the estimated color of sea from MSS data and the color of sea classified by means of Forel color scale from the ship was attempted.
It was found that the conformity of hue between the Forel Scale and the estimated color of sea was good. But, if the MSS data contained path radiance, error of estimation for the color of sea was one number in the Forel scale lower than the color of sea classified from the ship.
