Comparison between different spectral models of the diffuse attenuation and absorption coefficients of seawater

Oleg Victorovic Kopelevich; Yuri Vladimirovich Filippov

doi:10.1117/12.190065

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26 October 1994 Comparison between different spectral models of the diffuse attenuation and absorption coefficients of seawater

Oleg Victorovic Kopelevich, Yuri Vladimirovich Filippov

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Proceedings Volume 2258, Ocean Optics XII; (1994) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.190065
Event: Ocean Optics XII, 1994, Bergen, Norway

Abstract

The goal of this work is to verify different spectral models of the diffuse attenuation and absorption coefficients of sea water and to work out a recommendation for their use. It is shown that the spectral models of the diffuse attenuation coefficient K_d((lambda) ) developed by Austin, Petzold, 1984 and by Volynsky, Sud'bin, 1992 correspond with each other, as well the models of Ivanov, Shemshura, 1973 and of Kopelevich, Shemshura, 1988 for calculation of the spectral absorption coefficient a((lambda) ) on the values of K_d((lambda) ). Theoretical foundation of the relation between a((lambda) ) and K_d((lambda) ) is given. The up-to-date physical model of the sea water light absorption is considered and checked by means of comparison with measured values of the attenuation coefficient at the ultraviolet and visible spectral ranges.

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Oleg Victorovic Kopelevich and Yuri Vladimirovich Filippov "Comparison between different spectral models of the diffuse attenuation and absorption coefficients of seawater", Proc. SPIE 2258, Ocean Optics XII, (26 October 1994); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.190065

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