Monte Carlo Radiative Transfer Simulations for Ocean Optics: A Practical Guide

Abstract

This report provides a methodology and the equations needed to generate Monte Carlo computer simulations for many common ocean optics applications. These applications include the modeling of natural ocean-atmosphere environments and analyses of laboratory and in-situ optical instrumentation. We attempt to provide enough practical detail to make it straightforward for the reader to write his/her own computer code for his/ her own application. This document also serves as documentation of the methods the authors have used in several specific research projects.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 2004
Accession Number
ADA426624

Entities

People

  • Curtis D. Mobley
  • Curtiss O. Davis
  • Robert A. Leathers
  • Trijntje V. Downes

Organizations

  • United States Naval Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Angle Of Incidence
  • Computer Languages
  • Detectors
  • Distribution Functions
  • Geometry
  • Inelastic Scattering
  • Monte Carlo Method
  • Optical Properties
  • Optics
  • Probability
  • Probability Density Functions
  • Probability Distribution Functions
  • Probability Distributions
  • Radiative Transfer
  • Raman Scattering
  • Sampling
  • Three Dimensional

Readers

  • Adaptive Control and Estimation with Uncertainty in Dynamic Systems.
  • Database Systems and Applications
  • Ocean-Atmosphere Mesoscale Modeling, Data Assimilation, and Flux Boundary Layers