CoBOP Coral Reefs: Optical Closure of a Coral Reef Submarine Light Field

Abstract

The foundation of our long-term goal concerns the application of biological optics to the interpretation of what causes change in the color of the ocean, with specific reference to the interaction between oceanographic processes and the time and space distributions of suspended and submerged biota. The backbone of this goal is knowledge of optical closure, i.e. understanding the important factors which attenuate and reflect light from the water column and benthos.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 2001
Accession Number
ADA627656

Entities

People

  • Charles S. Yentsch
  • David A. Phinney

Organizations

  • Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aquatic Organisms
  • Coral Reefs
  • Data Sets
  • Efficiency
  • Glass Fibers
  • Marine Biology
  • Measurement
  • Oceans
  • Optical Properties
  • Optics
  • Plants
  • Quantum Efficiency
  • Reflectance
  • Remote Sensing
  • Shallow Water
  • Spine
  • Submarines

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Acoustical Oceanography.
  • Oceanography.
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Space