Title :
Deep Ocean Optical Measurement program (DOOM)
Author :
Matlack, Donald E.
Author_Institution :
Naval Ordnance Laboratory, Silver Spring, MD, USA
Abstract :
The Deep Ocean Optical Masurement (DOOM) System is described and results of in-situ measurements of the inherent optical properties of the sea are presented. The DOOM system measures to any depth in the ocean the following optical parameters: (1) spectral attenuation coefficients from 380 to 560 nanometers, (2) volume scattering function at a wavelength of 436 nanometers and (3) background illumination of both celestial and biological origin. Illustrative data are presented for eight cruises to the North Atlantic and Mediterranean from December 1967 through April 1972.
Keywords :
Biomedical optical imaging; Electromagnetic scattering; Light scattering; Ocean temperature; Optical attenuators; Optical scattering; Optical surface waves; Particle scattering; Sea measurements; Sea surface;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in the Ocean Environment, Ocean 72 - IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Newport, RI, USA
DOI :
10.1109/OCEANS.1972.1161109
