Effects of absorption and boundary conditions on the utility of diffusion theory

Curtis D. Mobley; Robert A. Maffione

doi:10.1117/12.266440

6 February 1997 Effects of absorption and boundary conditions on the utility of diffusion theory

Curtis D. Mobley, Robert A. Maffione

Proceedings Volume 2963, Ocean Optics XIII; (1997) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.266440
Event: Ocean Optics XIII, 1996, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

Abstract

Comparison with exact numerical simulations shows that diffusion theory adequately describes light propagation in sea since, when optically far from surface or bottom boundaries. More importantly, diffusion theory provides a link between easily measured quantities and other quantities that are crucial to radiative transfer theory, but which cannot be measured directly. In particular, formulas are presented which give the scattering asymmetry parameter and albedo of single scattering as functions of diffuse attentuation and absorption.

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Curtis D. Mobley and Robert A. Maffione "Effects of absorption and boundary conditions on the utility of diffusion theory", Proc. SPIE 2963, Ocean Optics XIII, (6 February 1997); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.266440

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