Zhang Xinlong, Wang Ronggui, Zhang Xuan, Zhu Jing. Calculation model and algorithm in foggy image enhancement[J]. Journal of Image and Graphics, 2011, 16(8): 1359-1368. DOI: 10.11834/jig.20110817.
The degradation of foggy images is non linear with the depth of field
a new adaptive Retinex algorithm in foggy image enhancement is proposed. The algorithm adjusts the parameters of Retinex automatically according to the strong degree of fog reflected by the features of cumulative distribution function. A new calculation model of image enhancement is built based on this. The model combines the results enhanced by adaptive Retinex algorithm and CLAHE algorithm with different weights adaptively
makes enhanced images be able to keep both color constancy and luminance constancy
and make foggy images clear. Subjective observation and objective evaluation show that
the proposed method is more effective than HE and MSR algorithms both in details enhancement and color preserving.