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The measurement of water reflectance requires the measurement of water-leaving radiance and downwelling irradiance just above water. For the latter, there are four generic families of method, using: (1) an above-water upward-pointing irradiance sensor; (2) an above-water downward-pointing radiance sensor and a reflective plaque; (3) a Sun-pointing radiance sensor (sunphotometer); or (4) an underwater upward-pointing irradiance sensor deployed at different depths. Each method\u2014except for the fourth, which is considered obsolete for the measurement of above-water downwelling irradiance\u2014is described generically in the FRM context with reference to the measurement equation, documented implementations, and the intra-method diversity of deployment platform and practice. Ideal measurement conditions are stated, practical recommendations are provided on best practice, and guidelines for estimating the measurement uncertainty are provided for each protocol-related component of the measurement uncertainty budget. The state of the art for the measurement of downwelling irradiance is summarized, future perspectives are outlined, and key debates such as the use of reflectance plaques with calibrated or uncalibrated radiometers are presented. This review is based on the practice and studies of the aquatic optics community and the validation of water reflectance, but is also relevant to land radiation monitoring and the validation of satellite-derived land surface reflectance.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/rs11151742","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2019,7,24]],"date-time":"2019-07-24T10:48:19Z","timestamp":1563965299000},"page":"1742","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":46,"title":["A Review of Protocols for Fiducial Reference Measurements of Downwelling Irradiance for the Validation of Satellite Remote Sensing Data over Water"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"11","author":[{"given":"Kevin G.","family":"Ruddick","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences (RBINS), Operational Directorate Natural Environment, 29 Rue Vautierstraat, 1000 Brussels, Belgium"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-7860-5080","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Kenneth","family":"Voss","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Physics Department, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL 33124, USA"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-5142-1433","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Andrew C.","family":"Banks","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Institute of Oceanography, Hellenic Centre for Marine Research (HCMR), Former US Base Gournes, 71500 Hersonissos, Crete, Greece"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-8334-9595","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Emmanuel","family":"Boss","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"University of Maine, Orono, ME 04469, USA"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-6069-1574","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Alexandre","family":"Castagna","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Protistology and Aquatic Ecology Research Group, Gent University, Krijgslaan 281, 9000 Gent, Belgium"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-4770-389X","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Robert","family":"Frouin","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California San Diego, 8810 Shellback Way, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-6066-1562","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Martin","family":"Hieronymi","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Institute of Coastal Research, Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht (HZG), Max-Planck-Str. 1, 21502 Geesthacht, Germany"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-6988-6506","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Cedric","family":"Jamet","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Universit\u00e9 du Littoral-C\u00f4te d\u2019Opale, CNRS, Universit\u00e9 de Lille, UMR8187, F62930 Wimereux, France"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"B. 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