A MATHEMATICAL MODEL FOR THE DESCRIPTION OF THE OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF TURBID WATER IN TERMS OF SUSPENDED PARTICLE SIZE AND CONCENTRATION.

Abstract

A mathematical model is developed for a hypothetical suspensoid of particulate matter in water. The assumptions are made that the particles are homogeneously distributed throughout the medium, the particles all are the same size, and they are all spherical in shape. The resulting expressions relate the particle radius and concentration to extinction coefficient, beam attenuance coefficient, and upwelling light. A logarithiconormal distribution is developed and it is concluded that this model does not supply enough data to determine the statistical parameters of this distribution. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1968
Accession Number
AD0679168

Entities

People

  • Jerome Williams

Organizations

  • Johns Hopkins University

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Coefficients
  • Extinction
  • Mathematical Models
  • Models
  • Optical Properties
  • Particle Size
  • Particles
  • Particulate Matter
  • Particulates

Readers

  • Aerosol Science/Aerosol Physics
  • Computational Modeling and Simulation