Improvements to the Hydrolight Radiative Transfer Model and Teaching at the 1998 Friday Harbor Optical Oceanography Course

Abstract

The goal of this work was to develop user-friendly, powerful radiative transfer software for research and teaching in optical oceanography. I believe that radiative transfer models are just as important a tool in optical oceanography as any instrument for measuring the optical properties of a water body. This work had the dual objectives of developing a version of my widely used HYDROLIGHT radiative transfer model that would run on personal computers (PCs) and then using the PC version as a core teaching tool in the University of Washington's 1998 summer course in optical oceanography.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1998
Accession Number
ADA551457

Entities

People

  • Curtis D. Mobley

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Basic Programming Language
  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Differential Equations
  • Graphical User Interface
  • Mainframe Computers
  • Oceanography
  • Operating Systems
  • Optical Properties
  • Personal Computers
  • Radiative Transfer
  • Spreadsheet Software
  • Students
  • User Friendly

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • STEM Education
  • Thermal Physics or Thermal Science.