Volume Scattering Functions for Selected Ocean Waters

Abstract

The Visibility Laboratory has, under previous contract with the Naval Air Development Center (NADC), Warminster, Pennsylvania, developed and constructed two instruments to measure the volume scattering function of water. These two instruments, plus a transmissometer, were used during 1972 to gather data on the optical properties of various waters. It is the purpose of this final report to present the results obtained from these measurements. Three general types of water are covered: deep clear oceanic water (Tongue of the Ocean), nearshore ocean water (off southern California), and very turbid harbor water (San Diego Harbor).

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1972
Accession Number
AD0753474

Entities

People

  • Theodore J. Petzold

Organizations

  • Scripps Institution of Oceanography

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Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Absorption Coefficients
  • Coefficients
  • Computer Programs
  • Detectors
  • Forward Scattering
  • Fresh Water
  • Hydroxides
  • Low Angles
  • Materials
  • Measurement
  • Oceans
  • Optical Properties
  • Optics
  • Photomultiplier Tubes
  • Scattering
  • Sea Water
  • Tongue Of The Ocean

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  • Aerosol Science/Aerosol Physics
  • Oceanography.
  • Software Engineering