Application Notes

Matlab code for calculating pure water scattering values (pdf)

Deriving the vertical diffuse attenuation coefficient (Kd) from the absorption coefficient (a).

Bulk Particle Index of Refraction from the Slope of the Beam Attenuation Spectrum and the Backscattering Ratio

Computing bb with ECO-VSF Beta Data

Presentation: Inversion of Light Scattering Measurements to Obtain Biogeochemical Parameters
. . Part 1 (17 pp) . . . .Part 2 (12 pp). . . . .Part 3 (15 pp)

Shape of the Particle Size Distribution from the Slope of the Beam Attenuation Spectrum as Determined by an ac-9

Volume Scattering Function from a Backscattering Measurement and the Slope of the Beam Attenuation Spectrum

A Robust Underwater Visibility Parameter

Ocean Optics XVI Paper Presentation: Inversion of Light Scattering Measurements to Obtain Biogeochemical Parameters (Ronald Zaneveld, presenter)

NASA TM-2003: Ocean Optics Protocols for Satellite Ocean Color Sensor Validation, Rev. 4, Vol 4: Inherent Optical Properties: Instruments, Characterization, Field Measurements and Data Analysis Protocols (83 pp) Wordpdf

  Ch 1: IOP Concepts: Physical Principles and Instruments   Wordpdf

  Ch 2: Beam Transmission and Attenuation Coefficients: Instruments, Characterization, Field Measurements and Data Analysis Protocols     Wordpdf

  Ch 3: Volume Absorption Coefficients: Instruments, Characterization, Field Measurements and Data Analysis Protocols    Wordpdf

  Ch 4: Determination of Spectral Absorption Coefficients of Particles, Dissolved Material and Phytoplankton for Discrete Water Samples    Wordpdf

  Ch 5: Volume Scattering Function and Backscattering Coefficients: Instruments, Characterization, Field Measurements, and Data Analysis Protocols     Wordpdf

The influence of coherent waves on the remotely sensed reflectance, Optics Express, 2001.

Poster (.pdf format): Application of the Ocean Response Coastal Analysis System (ORCAS) to the Study of Harmful Algal Blooms. Percy L. Donaghay, James M. Sullivan, Casey Moore, Bruce Rhoades, and Margaret McManus. Presented at HABWATCH: Workshop on real-time coastal observing systems for ecosystem dynamics and harmful algal blooms, Villefranche, France, 11-21 June 2003.

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