Outstanding topics in ocean optics / / edited by Dariusz Stramski, Hubert Loisel.

• TeilnehmendeR: Stramski, Dariusz,; Loisel, Hubert,
• Place / Publishing House: Basel, Switzerland : : MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute,, 2019.
• Year of Publication: 2019
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (454 pages) :; illustrations

Ocean optics is a branch of oceanography which is firmly embedded in studies of a great variety of ocean science and engineering questions. The interactive nature between radiative transfer of light and various dissolved and particulate constituents of seawater is at the core of ocean optics science and applications. The transfer of radiant solar energy has vital implications to life and climate on Earth, and the large variety of subjects of ocean optics ranges from the subtle problems of physical optics to optical remote sensing towards a better understanding of ocean biology, biogeochemistry and ecosystems and their roles in the Earth's system processes. The intention of this book is to present a collection of papers that generally share a common denominator of frontier topics in ocean optics which are unique, uncommon or outstanding in the literature, and to provide a balanced view of the extraordinary breadth of research in this field. Topics as diverse as measurements and modeling of radiative transfer, light fields, light scattering and polarization, ocean colour, benthic optical properties, and the use of optics for characterizing seawater constituents are addressed in this book. The book is expected to be of interest and useful to a broad audience of professional ocean scientists, engineers and advanced students with an interest in ocean optics and applications of optical methods in oceanography.

Table of Contents

About the Special Issue Editors -- Preface to "Outstanding Topics in Ocean Optics" -- Jacopo Agagliate, Rüdiger Röttgers, Kerstin Heymann and David McKee Estimation of Suspended Matter, Organic Carbon, and Chlorophyll-a Concentrations from Particle Size and Refractive Index Distributions, Reprinted from: Appl. Sci. 2018, 8, 2676, doi:10.3390/app8122676 -- Linhai Li, Dariusz Stramski and Miroslaw Darecki Characterization of the Light Field and Apparent Optical Properties in the Ocean Euphotic Layer Based on Hyperspectral Measurements of Irradiance Quartet, Reprinted from: Appl. Sci. 2018, 8, 2677, doi:10.3390/app8122677 -- Guoqing Wang, Zhongping Lee and Colleen B. Mouw Concentrations of Multiple Phytoplankton Pigments in the Global Oceans Obtained from Satellite Ocean Color Measurements with MERIS, Reprinted from: Appl. Sci. 2018, 8, 2678, doi:10.3390/app8122678 -- Xiaodong Zhang and Lianbo Hu Anomalous Light Scattering by Pure Seawater, Reprinted from: Appl. Sci. 2018, 8, 2679, doi:10.3390/app8122679 -- Georges Fournier, Jean-Pierre Ardouin and Martin Levesque Modeling Sea Bottom Hyperspectral Reflectance, Reprinted from: Appl. Sci. 2018, 8, 2680, doi:10.3390/app8122680 -- Lisl Robertson Lain and Stewart Bernard The Fundamental Contribution of Phytoplankton Spectral Scattering to Ocean Colour: Implications for Satellite Detection of Phytoplankton Community Structure, Reprinted from: Appl. Sci. 2018, 8, 2681, doi:10.3390/app8122681 -- Knut Stamnes, Børge Hamre, Snorre Stamnes, Nan Chen, Yongzhen Fan, Wei Li, Zhenyi Lin and Jakob Stamnes Progress in Forward-Inverse Modeling Based on Radiative Transfer Tools for Coupled Atmosphere-Snow/Ice-Ocean Systems: A Review and Description of the AccuRT Model, Reprinted from: Appl. Sci. 2018, 8, 2682, doi:10.3390/app8122682 -- Jean-François Berthon Arthur C. R. Gleason, Kenneth J. Voss, Howard R. Gordon, Michael S. Twardowski and Measuring and Modeling the Polarized Upwelling Radiance Distribution in Clear and Coastal Waters, Reprinted from: Appl. Sci. 2018, 8, 2683, doi:10.3390/app8122683 -- Michael Twardowski and Alberto Tonizzo Scattering Function, Reprinted from: Appl. Sci. 2018, 8, 2684, doi:10.3390/app8122684 -- Oliver Zielinski, Nick Rüssmeier, Oliver D. Ferdinand, Mario L. Miranda and Jochen Wollschläger Assessing Fluorescent Organic Matter in Natural Waters: Towards In Situ Excitation-Emission Matrix Spectroscopy, Reprinted from: Appl. Sci. 2018, 8, 2685, doi:10.3390/app8122685 -- Bingqiang Sun, George W. Kattawar, Ping Yang and Xiaodong Zhang A Brief Review of Mueller Matrix Calculations Associated with Oceanic Particles, Reprinted from: Appl. Sci. 2018, 8, 2686, doi:10.3390/app8122686 -- Dirk Aurin, Antonio Mannino and David J. Lary Remote Sensing of CDOM, CDOM Spectral Slope, and Dissolved Organic Carbon in the Global Ocean Reprinted from: Appl. Sci. 2018, 8, 2687, doi:10.3390/app8122687 -- John D. Hedley, Maryam Mirhakak, Adam Wentworth and Heidi M. Dierssen Influence of Three-Dimensional Coral Structures on Hyperspectral Benthic Reflectance and Water-Leaving Reflectance Reprinted from: Appl. Sci. 2018, 8, 2688, doi:10.3390/app8122688 -- Lucile Duforêt-Gaurier, David Dessailly, William Moutier and Hubert Loisel Assessing the Impact of a Two-Layered Spherical Geometry of Phytoplankton Cells on the Bulk Backscattering Ratio of Marine Particulate Matter, Reprinted from: Appl. Sci. 2018, 8, 2689, doi:10.3390/app8122689 -- Daniel Koestner, Dariusz Stramski and Rick A. Reynolds Scattered by Contrasting Natural Assemblages of Marine Particles Measurements of the Volume Scattering Function and the Degree of Linear Polarization of Light, Reprinted from: Appl. Sci. 2018, 8, 2690, doi:10.3390/app8122690 -- Steven G. Ackleson, Wesley J. Moses and Marcos J. Montes Remote Sensing of Coral Reefs: Uncertainty in the Detection of Benthic Cover, Depth, and Water Constituents Imposed by Sensor Noise, Reprinted from: Appl. Sci. 2018, 8, 2691, doi:10.3390/app8122691 -- Emmanuel Boss, Christopher R. Sherwood, Paul Hill and Tim Milligan Advantages and Limitations to the Use of Optical Measurements to Study Sediment Properties, Reprinted from: Appl. Sci. 2018, 8, 2692, doi:10.3390/app8122692 -- Philippe Massicotte, Guislain Bécu, Simon Lambert-Girard, Edouard Leymarie and Marcel Babin Estimating Underwater Light Regime under Spatially Heterogeneous Sea Ice in the Arctic, Reprinted from: Appl. Sci. 2018, 8, 2693, doi:10.3390/app8122693.