Influence of Bubbles on Scattering of Light in the Ocean
Applied Optics, Vol. 37, Issue 27, pp. 6525-6536 (1998)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/AO.37.006525
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Abstract
The scattering and backscattering properties of bubble populations in the upper ocean are estimated with Mie theory and a generalized bubble size spectrum based on in situ observations. Optical properties of both clean bubbles and bubbles coated with an organic film are analyzed; the results are compared with the corresponding optical properties of micro-organisms of similar size. Given a bubble number density (from ~105 to ~107 m−3) frequently found at sea, the bubble populations significantly influence the scattering process in the ocean, especially in oligotrophic waters. Bubbles appear to make a large contribution to the missing terms in constructing the observed total backscattering coefficient of the ocean. This contribution to backscattering is strongly enhanced if the bubbles are coated with organic film. The injection of bubbles will shift ocean color toward the green, resembling phytoplankton blooms, and hence introducing error in ocean color remote sensing if its effect is not corrected.
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OCIS Codes
(010.4450) Atmospheric and oceanic optics : Oceanic optics
(290.0290) Scattering : Scattering
(290.1350) Scattering : Backscattering
Citation
Xiaodong Zhang, Marlon Lewis, and Bruce Johnson, "Influence of Bubbles on Scattering of Light in the Ocean," Appl. Opt. 37, 6525-6536 (1998)
http://www.opticsinfobase.org/ao/abstract.cfm?URI=ao-37-27-6525
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