Optical Properties of Mineral Particles and Their Effect on Remote-Sensing Reflectance in Coastal Waters.

摘要

The primary objective of this project is to examine the optical properties of mineral particles suspended in seawater. The specific objectives for the reporting period were: (i) to conduct the laboratory experiment addressing the question of near-infrared absorption of aquatic particles; (ii) to conduct the experiments to examine the variability in the mass-specific absorption coefficient of various mineral particles, (iii) to analyze a large set of field data on light scattering in various coastal waters, and (iv) to initiate modeling efforts to examine the effect of mineral particles on ocean reflectance.