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Introduction
Overview
Level 2
Other Web Resources
Text Books Relevant to Ocean Optics
Light and Radiometry
Introduction
The Nature of Light
Units
Geometry
Measuring Radiant Energy
Geometrical Radiometry
Visualizing Radiances
Polarization: Stokes Vectors
Level 2
Polarization: Scattering Geometry
Blackbody Radiation
Light from the Sun
A Common Misconception
Bioluminescence
Cherenkov Radiation
The Limitations of Radiance
Historical Notation
Level 3
Commercial Instrument Manufacturers
Inherent and Apparent Optical Properties
Introduction
Inherent Optical Properties
The Volume Scattering Function (VSF)
Visualizing VSFs
Measuring IOPs
Apparent Optical Properties
K functions
Reflectances
Classification Schemes
Absorption
Absorption Overview
Physics of Absorption
Measurement of Absorption
Absorption by Oceanic Constituents
Level 2
Benchtop Spectrophotometry of Solutions
Benchtop Spectrophotometry of Suspended Particulates
Benchtop Spectrophotometry of Particulates on Filters
Level 3
Scattering
Scattering Overview
The Physics of Scattering
Petzold's Measurements
The Fournier-Forand Phase Function
Level 2
The Henyey-Greenstein Phase Function
Effect of Shape on Optical Properties
Raman Scattering
Theory of Fluorescence and Phosphorescence
Chlorophyll Fluorescence
CDOM Fluorescence
Optical Constituents of the Ocean
Introduction to Optical Constituents of the Ocean
Water
Phytoplankton
Colored Dissolved Organic Matter
Non-Algal Particles (NAP)
Air Bubbles
Complex Particles (Aggregates)
Level 2
A Classic IOP Model for Case 1 Water
A New IOP Model for Case 1 Water
Commonly Used Models for IOPs and Biogeochemistry
Optical Properties of Shelf Seas and Estuaries
Particle Size Distributions
Level 3
Creating Particle Size Distributions from Data
Links to Codes to Compute Optical Properties
Radiative Transfer Theory
Radiative Transfer Equations
The SRTE: Heuristic Development
Solving the Radiative Transfer Equation
Level 2
The General Vector Radiative Transfer Equation
The VRTE for Mirror-symmetric Media
The Scalar Radiative Transfer Equation
The Single-Scattering Approximation
The Quasi-Single-Scattering Approximation
The Asymptotic Radiance Distribution
An Analytical Asymptotic Solution for Internal Sources
Beam and Point Spread Functions
The Lidar Equation
HydroLight
Gershun's Law
Energy Conservation
Level 3
Surface Transmission Factors
Theory of Electromagnetism
Overview
Level 2
Maxwell's Equations in Vacuo
Maxwell's Equations in Matter
Plane Wave Solutions
Dispersion
Anomalous Dispersion
Mie Theory Overview
Mie Theory Examples
Mie Theory Approximations
Surfaces
The Level Sea Surface
Cox-Munk Sea Surface Slope Statistics
The BRDF
Lambertian BRDFs
Level 2
Fresnel Equations for Polarization
Modeling Sea Surfaces
Wave Representations
Fourier Transforms
Wave Variance Spectra: Theory
Wave Variance Spectra: Examples
Surfaces to Spectra: 1D
Spectra to Surfaces: 1D
Surfaces to Spectra: 2D
Spectra to Surfaces: 2D
Spreading Function Effects
Numerical Resolution
Time-Dependent Surfaces
Autocovariance Functions: Theory
Autocovariance Functions: Numerical Example
Autocovariance Functions: Sampling
A Turbulence-Generated Surface
Remote Sensing
Ocean Color
Terminology
Inverse Problems
Measures of Reflectance
Level 2
Counting Photons
Thematic Mapping
Level 3
Surface Reflectance Factors
Atmospheric Correction
Chapter Overview
The Atmospheric Correction Problem
Problem Formulation
Normalized Reflectances
Atmospheric Transmittances
Vicarious Calibration
Level 2
Algorithm Introduction
Non-absorbing Gases
Absorbing Gases
Sun Glint
Whitecaps
Aerosols
Out-of-Band Response
Polarization
Empirical Line Fits
Radiative Transfer Techniques
Monte Carlo Simulation
Introduction
Ray Tracing
Level 2
Error Estimation
Importance Sampling
The BRDF as a PDF
Photometry and Visibility
Introduction
Color Vision
Luminosity Functions
Chromaticity
From XYZ to RGB
Level 2
The Luminance Transfer Equation
Contrast
The Secchi Disk
References
Brief Definitions
Publications
Symbol Testing
Absorption
Level 3
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