Empirical formula for the refractive index of freezing brine
Applied Optics, Vol. 48, Issue 11, pp. 2149-2153 (2009)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/AO.48.002149
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Abstract
The refractive index of freezing brine is important in order to, for example,
estimate oceanic scattering as sea ice develops. Previously, no simple continuous
expression was available for estimating the refractive index of brine at subzero
temperatures. I show that extrapolation of the empirical formula for the refractive
index of seawater by Quan and Fry [
Appl. Opt.
34, 3477
(1995)] provides a good fit to
the refractive index of freezing brine for temperatures above
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OCIS Codes
(010.4450) Atmospheric and oceanic optics : Oceanic optics
(010.7340) Atmospheric and oceanic optics : Water
(160.4760) Materials : Optical properties
ToC Category:
Atmospheric and Oceanic Optics
History
Original Manuscript: January 12, 2009
Revised Manuscript: March 18, 2009
Manuscript Accepted: March 19, 2009
Published: April 6, 2009
Citation
Jeppe Revall Frisvad, "Empirical formula for the refractive index of freezing brine," Appl. Opt. 48, 2149-2153 (2009)
http://www.opticsinfobase.org/ao/abstract.cfm?URI=ao-48-11-2149
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