Title :
Light scattering coefficient of seawater for arbitrary concentrations of hydrosols
Author :
Haltrin, Vladimir I.
Author_Institution :
Ocean Sci. Branch, Naval Res. Lab., Stennis Space Center, MS, USA
Abstract :
The scattering coefficient of seawater as a function of concentration of hydrosol particles is calculated. The approach used is based on the Maxwell´s equations in a stochastically scattering seawater. The water is modeled as a thermally fluctuating medium filled with the hydrosol particles. It is found that the scattering coefficient quadratically depends on concentration when the concentration of scatterers is very small. The scattering coefficient is linear to concentration of scatterers at values typical to the open ocean. At the values of concentrations typical to coastal waters the dependence on concentration weakens and reaches the saturation at very high values
Keywords :
light scattering; oceanographic techniques; oceanography; remote sensing; seawater; Maxwell´s equations; hydrosol arbitrary concentration; hydrosol particles; light scattering coefficient; measurement technique; model; ocean; optical remote sensing; optics; seawater; stochastically scattering seawater; thermally fluctuating medium; underwater light; Biomedical optical imaging; Light scattering; Maxwell equations; Nonlinear optics; Oceans; Optical saturation; Optical scattering; Particle scattering; Quantum mechanics; Sea measurements;
Conference_Titel :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 1997. IGARSS '97. Remote Sensing - A Scientific Vision for Sustainable Development., 1997 IEEE International
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3836-7
DOI :
10.1109/IGARSS.1997.615868
