Theoretical Studies of Time Dependent/Independent Radiative Transfer Including Inelastic Scattering for Both Active and Passive Sources

Abstract

Long term goals are to obtain a thorough understanding of the behavior of the complete Stokes vector both within the ocean and in the atmosphere as well for both elastic and inelastic scattering for both active and passive sources. Specifically, we want to see how one can use polarization information to obtain more information about the inherent optical properties (IOP s) of both oceanic and littoral zone constituents. We also want to explore the efficacy of polarimetric time-of-flight lidar techniques in determining salinity and speed of sound in the ocean as well as submersible object detection. We are also working on a new instrument design to measure simultaneously both the scattering and absorption coefficients of ocean water. We want to continue our collaborative program in ocean and atmospheric polarimetry with the group in Minsk headed by Dr. Eleonora Zege.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 2001
Accession Number
ADA627916

Entities

People

  • George W. Kattawar

Organizations

  • Texas A&M University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Absorption
  • Absorption Coefficients
  • Atmospheres
  • Backscattering
  • Coefficients
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Electromagnetic Scattering
  • Inelastic Scattering
  • Littoral Zones
  • Optical Properties
  • Physical Properties
  • Polarimetry
  • Polarization
  • Radiative Transfer
  • Salinity
  • Scattering

Readers

  • Aerospace Research.
  • Atmospheric Remote Sensing.
  • Oceanography.