Light Scattering by Marine Particles: Modeling with Non-spherical Shapes

Abstract

The long-term scientific goal of my research is to better understand the distribution of phytoplankton in the world's oceans through remote sensing their influence on the optical properties of the water. An associated goal is the understanding of the absorption and backscattering properties of marine particles in terms of the distributions of their size, shape, and composition.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 2010
Accession Number
ADA540737

Entities

People

  • Howard R. Gordon

Organizations

  • University of Miami

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Absorption
  • Absorption Cross Sections
  • Aspect Ratio
  • Backscattering
  • Computations
  • Diameters
  • Efficiency
  • Extinction
  • Light Scattering
  • Linear Polarization
  • Marine Biology
  • Oceans
  • Optical Properties
  • Particles
  • Refractive Index
  • Remote Sensing
  • Scattering

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerosol Science/Aerosol Physics
  • Ocean-Atmosphere Mesoscale Modeling, Data Assimilation, and Flux Boundary Layers