Nanoparticles and Ocean Optics

Abstract

Our long-term goal is to understand the role of the two most abundant nanoparticles in the sea, viruses and polymer aggregates and their impact on the inherent ocean optical properties of seawater. There are two objectives to this work that deal with the role of nanoparticles and ocean optics: 1. To determine the importance of viruses (and other biological processes) in the formation of chromophoric dissolved organic matter (CDOM) in the ocean through lysis of host cells. 2. To quantify the importance of aggregate formation to seawater optical properties.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2008
Accession Number
ADA519059

Entities

People

  • James Vaughn
  • Joaquim I. Goes
  • William M. Balch

Organizations

  • Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Engineered Resilient Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Absorption
  • Absorption Spectra
  • Bacteria
  • Computer Science
  • Inelastic Scattering
  • Infection
  • Microbiology
  • Nanoparticles
  • Oceans
  • Optical Properties
  • Optics
  • Particle Size
  • Particles
  • Phytoplankton
  • Scattering
  • Spectra
  • Viruses

Readers

  • Marine Ecotoxicology
  • Nanocomposite Materials Science

Technology Areas

  • Biotechnology