Marine Optics
2nd Edition
Published on 14. May 2014
247 pages
978-0-08-087050-2 (ISBN)
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Marine Optics
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2nd ed.
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English
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Amsterdam
Netherlands
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N.G. Jerlov
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Content
- Front Cover
- Marine Optics
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- PREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITION
- CHAPTER 1. INTRODUCTION
- Nature of the subject
- Historical note
- Terminology
- Part I: Inherent optical properties of sea water
- CHAPTER 2. SCATTERING
- The scattering problem
- Scatterance meters
- Scattering by water
- Refractive index and dispersion of sea water
- Particulate matter in the sea
- Particle scattering
- The volume scattering function
- Total scattering coefficient
- Dispersion of scattering
- Multiple scattering
- Polarization of scattered light
- CHAPTER 3. BEAM ATTENUATION
- The attenuation process
- Beam transmittance meters
- Attenuance of sea water
- Fluorescence
- Part II: Underwater radiant energy
- CHAPTER 4. GLOBAL RADIATION INCIDENT ON THE SEA SURFACE
- Spectral distribution
- Polarization
- CHAPTER 5. REFLECTION AT THE SEA SURFACE
- Theory
- Concept of albedo
- Aureole effect
- Experimental values of reflectance
- Dispersion of reflection
- CHAPTER 6. REFRACTION AT THE SEA SURFACE
- Refraction law
- Change of radiance and irradiance at the surface
- Effect of waves on refraction
- CHAPTER 7. THEORY OF RADIATIVE TRANSFER IN THE SEA
- Simple integration of scattered light
- Dependence of solar elevation on downward irradiance
- Semi-empirical model
- Scalar irradiance
- Radiative transfer equation
- Radiance model of the Visibility Laboratory
- Theory of radiative transfer
- Relation between upward and downward irradiance
- Asymptotic state
- CHAPTER 8. TECHNIQUES OF UNDERWATER LIGHT MEASUREMENT
- Collectors
- Detectors
- Filters
- Orientation problem
- Meters
- Calibration
- Measuring procedure
- Colour meters
- CHAPTER 9. RADIANCE
- Radiance in the upper layers
- Asymptotic radiance distribution
- CHAPTER 10. IRRADIANCE
- Downward irradiance in the upper layers
- Optical classification
- Quanta irradiance
- Total downward irradiance (300-2,500 nm)
- Downward irradiance in deep water
- Irradiance on a vertical plane
- Upward irradiance
- Scalar irradiance
- Dependence of irradiance on solar elevation
- Influence of bottom
- Irradiance fluctuations
- CHAPTER 11. POLARIZATION OF UNDERWATER RADIANT ENERGY
- General polarization pattern
- Observations
- CHAPTER 12. VISIBILITY
- Contrast
- Theoretical
- Measurements
- Visibility of field radiance
- Modulation transfer function
- CHAPTER 13. COLOUR OF THE SEA
- Definitions
- Perception of colour
- Colorimetric system
- Theories of the colour of the sea
- Colour observed above the sea
- Colour observed in situ
- Absorption by particles and yellow substance
- Discolouration of the sea
- Part III: Applications of optical methods
- CHAPTER 14. APPLICATIONS TO PHYSICAL OCEANOGRAPHY
- Object of optical applications
- Reflection and refraction
- Distribution of particles
- Pollution research
- Remote optical sensing
- Distribution of yellow substance
- Distribution of fluorescence
- Colour index
- CHAPTER 15. APPLICATIONS TO MARINE BIOLOGY
- Primary production
- Bioluminescence
- Animal orientation
- REFERENCES
- INDEX
