A Monte-Carlo Simulation of Light Propagation in Sea Water.

Abstract

The design and implementation of a suite of programs for Monte Carlo simulation of light propagation in turbid media is described. The program has been tailored to simulate the propagation of the green laser in the RAN Laser Airborne Depth Sounder (LADS) through turbid water. The paper describes the Monte Carlo program in detail, particularly how the inherent multiple scattering problem is interpreted for incorporation into a single scattering simulation. Assumptions made in the implementation of the program are discussed. Results of some initial simulations are presented, together with data obtained during a recent LADS sortie for comparison with the simulations. This paper forms part of the formal documentation for the simulation suite.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1997
Accession Number
ADA327764

Entities

People

  • Mike Brennan

Organizations

  • Defence Science and Technology Group

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Programs
  • Control Systems
  • Data Storage Systems
  • Debugging
  • Electronics
  • Information Science
  • Monte Carlo Method
  • Optical Properties
  • Optics
  • Photons
  • Radiative Transfer
  • Refractive Index
  • Scattering
  • Sea Water
  • Seabed
  • Simulations

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Acoustical Oceanography.
  • Atmospheric Remote Sensing.
  • Computational Modeling and Simulation

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy