Underwater Multiple Scattering of Light for System Designers. Part 1. An Exponential Multiple-Scattering Mode. Part 2. Evaluation of the Exponential Multiple-Scattering Model

Abstract

An iterative method is presented which yields an exponential model for underwater multiple scattering in the forward direction. An easily evaluated effective attenuation coefficient is derived which allows rapid prediction of flux through an aperature and on-axis irradiance. Extensive comparison with experimental and Monte Carlo results indicate that our simple approximate expressions retain predictive value out to seven to ten attenuation lengths.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1973
Accession Number
AD0771357

Entities

People

  • Alan Gordon
  • Max R. Knittel

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Absorption
  • Absorption Coefficients
  • Accuracy
  • Backscattering
  • Cartesian Coordinates
  • Differential Equations
  • Distribution Functions
  • Equations
  • Experimental Data
  • Intensity
  • Monte Carlo Method
  • Oceans
  • Optical Properties
  • Optics
  • Probability
  • Scattering
  • Simulations

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Atmospheric Science / Meteorology, specifically Wind Wave Turbulence.
  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Solar Physics