Optical Modeling of Clear Ocean Light Fields: Raman Scattering Effects

Abstract

A Monte Carlo simulation (the NORDA optical model) and the Three- Parameter Model of the submarine light field are used to analyze the effect of water Raman emission at 520nm in clear ocean waters. Reported optical anomalies for clear ocean waters at longer wavelengths (520nm +) are explained by the effects of water Raman emission and the simulation results are confirmed by Biowatt-NORDA observations made in the Sargasso Sea. A new optical parameterization for clear ocean water is proposed.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1988
Accession Number
ADA197249

Entities

People

  • Alan D. Weidemann
  • Robert H. Stavn

Organizations

  • University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Absorption Coefficients
  • Biological Phenomena
  • Birds
  • Detectors
  • Frequency Shift
  • Light Sources
  • Materials
  • Measurement
  • Monte Carlo Method
  • Optical Detectors
  • Optical Properties
  • Particles
  • Sargasso Sea
  • Scattering
  • Scattering Cross Sections
  • Simulations
  • Space Systems

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science
  • Physics

Readers

  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Oceanography.
  • Spectroscopy.