Inverse Radiative Transfer Analysis for Ocean Optics

Abstract

The long-term goal of this research is to support the work of ocean optics experimentalists by developing analytical and numerical methods for solving radiative transfer inverse and forward problems. The ongoing research on inverse problems includes methods for obtaining the sea water absorption and scattering coefficients, the bottom albedo, or the spatial profile of internal sources (e.g., inelastic scattering, bioluminescence, and/or fluorescence) from light field measurements at a single wavelength. New techniques for solving forward radiative transfer problems are also investigated to help with the development of methods for solving inverse problems.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 1998
Accession Number
ADA572098

Entities

People

  • Norman J. Mccormick

Organizations

  • University of Washington

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Absorption
  • Absorption Coefficients
  • Algorithms
  • Backscattering
  • Coefficients
  • Inelastic Scattering
  • Inverse Problems
  • Measurement
  • Optical Properties
  • Optics
  • Radiative Transfer
  • Reflectance
  • Refractive Index
  • Remote Sensing
  • Scattering
  • Sea Water
  • Water

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Calculus or Mathematical Analysis
  • Coastal Oceanography
  • Electromagnetic Wave Scattering and Antenna Radiation Engineering