Hydrolight 4.0 Users Guide

Abstract

HYDROLIGHT 4.0 is a radiative transfer numerical model that computes spectral radiance distributions and related quantities for water bodies. Input to the model consists of user-supplied information about the absorbing and scattering properties of the water body, the sky radiance incident onto the water surface, the wind speed, and the bottom of the water column. The water absorbing and scattering properties can vary with depth and wavelength. The model includes internal sources and inelastic scattering. Output from the model includes the radiance distribution within and leaving the water body as a function of depth, direction, and wavelength as well as various irradiances, reflectances, and diffuse attenuation functions. This report is a self-contained guide to running the HYDROLIGHT 4.0 model, which includes a Graphical User Interface for personal computers with Microsoft Windows 95/98/NT, Microsoft Excel spreadsheet analysis of output, automatic file management, and easy input of users data.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1998
Accession Number
ADA356954

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  • Curtis D. Mobley

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  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies
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  • Computer Program Documentation
  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Debugging
  • Digital Data
  • Graphical User Interface
  • Inelastic Scattering
  • Operating Systems
  • Optical Properties
  • Radiative Transfer
  • Remote Sensing
  • Scattering
  • Solar Spectrum
  • Spreadsheet Software
  • User Interface
  • Word Processors

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