An Exact One-Dimensional Solution to the Problem of Chlorophyll Fluorescence from the Ocean,

Abstract

We have obtained an exact, one-dimensional solution to the equations of radiative transfer for chlorophyll fluorescence from an infinitely deep ocean with a uniform distribution of fluorescing bodies. We have also found that the general solution could be reduced to a very simple expression for the case where absorption dominated over scattering. This allowed us to establish an upper bound on the difference in reflectivities for a very high chlorophyll concentration. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 03, 1982
Accession Number
ADA113466

Entities

People

  • George W. Kattawar
  • John C. Vastano

Organizations

  • Texas A&M University

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Communities of Interest

  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Absorption
  • Absorption Coefficients
  • Chlorophylls
  • Coefficients
  • Contracts
  • Differential Equations
  • Efficiency
  • Equations
  • Navy
  • Physics
  • Quantum Efficiency
  • Radiation
  • Radiative Transfer
  • Reflectance
  • Reflectivity
  • Scattering
  • Universities

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  • Chemistry (specifically Chemical Fluorescence)
  • Electromagnetic Wave Scattering and Antenna Radiation Engineering
  • Ocean-Atmosphere Mesoscale Modeling, Data Assimilation, and Flux Boundary Layers