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 problems. The research on inverse problems includes methods for the determination of the absorption and backscattering coefficients, the ocean bottom albedo, the ocean surface albedo, and the spatial dependence of sources (such as layers of bioluminescence) from in-water natural-light measurements. A second long-term goal is to develop a new technique for designing an integrating cavity meter ICAM to measure the absorption coefficient.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 1999
Accession Number
ADA630364

Entities

People

  • Norman J. Mccormick

Organizations

  • University of Washington

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Absorption
  • Absorption Coefficients
  • Algorithms
  • Backscattering
  • Coefficients
  • Detectors
  • Engineering
  • Environmental Monitoring
  • Equations
  • Experimental Data
  • Inverse Problems
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Optical Properties
  • Optics
  • Radiative Transfer
  • Scattering
  • Water

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Atmospheric Remote Sensing.
  • Coastal Oceanography
  • Fluid Dynamics.