Coastal Ocean Optical Modeling: Integrating Optical Processes and Hydrodynamic Simulations of Sediment Resuspension and Transport-Phase 2

Abstract

The overall goals for this project are to develop robust, reliable, and portable mechanistically based models and algorithms for ocean optics. I am expanding on the parameterizations of Case 1 optical models for Case 2 coastal waters. The base parameterization involves chlorophyll concentration and the concentration and size distribution of suspended mineral matter. This brings in mineral optical cross sections, virtually unknown in coastal ocean optics.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 2002
Accession Number
ADA626500

Entities

People

  • Robert H. Stavn

Organizations

  • University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Absorption Coefficients
  • Algorithms
  • Chlorophylls
  • Coastal Regions
  • Coefficients
  • Databases
  • Geography
  • Military Research
  • Optical Cross Sections
  • Optical Properties
  • Optics
  • Particle Size
  • Particles
  • Remote Sensing
  • Scattering
  • Scattering Cross Sections
  • Sediments

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Coastal Oceanography