Factors Affecting the Backscattering Probability in the Sea

Abstract

The long-range goal of my ONR-sponsored research has been to use bio-optical techniques to understand the distributions, in space and time, of phytoplankton and associated particles (such as detritus, coccoliths, viruses, etc.). In particular, my work has focused on understanding the scattering properties of different types of marine particulate material, in order to better model radiative transfer in the sea.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 1999
Accession Number
ADA630471

Entities

People

  • William M. Balch

Organizations

  • Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Backscattering
  • Calcium Compounds
  • Data Sets
  • Detectors
  • Lasers
  • Light Scattering
  • Measurement
  • Oceanography
  • Oceans
  • Optical Properties
  • Optics
  • Particles
  • Photometers
  • Probability
  • Remote Sensing
  • Scattering

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Acoustical Oceanography.
  • Marine Ecotoxicology

Technology Areas

  • Space