Light Scattering Properties and Processes of Coastal Waters

Abstract

Characterizing the volume scattering function (VSF) of oceanic waters remains one of the most outstanding problems in optical oceanography. The goal of this program is to significantly advance our knowledge of the VSF of oceanic waters, particularly coastal waters. To achieve this goal we are developing new VSF instruments that are capable of accurately and routinely measuring in situ profiles of the complete VSF. Once we have developed the necessary tools for measuring the complete VSF, our long-term goal is to use these tools to quantitatively characterize and model the light scattering properties and processes of oceanic waters.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 1999
Accession Number
ADA630453

Entities

People

  • Robert A. Maffione

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Absorption Coefficients
  • Accuracy
  • Backscattering
  • Bays
  • Calibration
  • Coefficients
  • Forward Scattering
  • Light Scattering
  • Measurement
  • Oceanography
  • Oceans
  • Optical Properties
  • Optics
  • Particle Size
  • Particles
  • Refractive Index
  • Scattering

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Acoustical Oceanography.
  • Ocean-Atmosphere Mesoscale Modeling, Data Assimilation, and Flux Boundary Layers