Determination of the Light Absorption Index of Seawater from the Light Field Parameters of an Isotropic Source (Opredeleniye Velichiny Pokazaeleya Pogloshcheniya Sveta Morskoy Vodoy po Parametram Svetovogo Polya Isotropogo Istochnika).

摘要

A relationship between the light absorption index, K, of a medium and certain parameters of the state of optical equilibrium, permitting the calculation of K from measurements of the light field in a homogeneous medium at large depths, was established. The present study substantiates the method of determination of K from the parameters of the light field of an isotropic source in a homogeneous medium. The instruments and method of processing of the experimental data are described. Results of determination of K are given for several regions of the World Ocean.