Title :
Fresnel reflection by wavy sea surface
Author :
Haltrin, Vladimir I. ; Mcbride, Walton E., III ; Weidemann, Alan D.
Author_Institution :
Naval Res. Lab., Stennis Space Center, MS, USA
Abstract :
In studying light and image transfer in sea waters, the influence of Fresnel surface reflection is as significant as scattering and absorption phenomena. In these cases knowledge of the reflective properties of the sea surface at different wind speeds is very important. At present, little is published about these properties. The authors present results of numerical modeling of angular reflection coefficients of sea water as a function of zenith angle of illumination and wind speed
Keywords :
light reflection; ocean waves; oceanography; Fresnel reflection; Fresnel surface reflection; angular reflection coefficient; illumination; image transfer; numerical model; ocean; ocean wave; optics; reflective properties; sea surface; wavy sea surface; wind speed; zenith angle; Distributed computing; Extraterrestrial phenomena; Fresnel reflection; Laboratories; Light scattering; Oceans; Optical reflection; Sea surface; Wind energy generation; Wind speed;
Conference_Titel :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 2000. Proceedings. IGARSS 2000. IEEE 2000 International
Conference_Location :
Honolulu, HI
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6359-0
DOI :
10.1109/IGARSS.2000.858148
