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Estimation of absorption and backscattering coefficients from in situ radiometric measurements: theory and validation in case II waters

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A model that relates the coefficients of absorption (a) and backscattering (b b) to diffuse attenuation (K d), radiance reflectance (R L), and the mean cosine for downward irradiance (μd) is presented. Radiance transfer simulations are used to verify the physical validity of the model for a wide range of water column conditions. Analysis of these radiance transfer simulations suggests that absorption and backscattering can be estimated with average errors of 1% and 3%, respectively, if the value of μd is known with depth. If the input data set is restricted to variables that can be derived from measurements of upward radiance (L u) and downward irradiance (E d), it is necessary to use approximate values of μd. Examination of three different approximation schemes for μd shows that the average error for estimating a and b b increases to ∼13%. We tested the model by using measurements of L u and E d collected from case II waters off the west coast of Scotland. The resulting estimates of a and b b were compared with independent in situ measurements of these parameters. Average errors for the data set were of the order of 10% for both absorption and backscattering.

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