Document Type

Article

Publication Title

Applied Optics

Publication Date

2-20-2002

First Page

1035

Last Page

1050

Issue Number

6

Volume Number

41

Abstract/ Summary

Numerical simulations show that underwater radiances, irradiances, and reflectances are sensitive to the shape of the scattering phase function at intermediate and large scattering angles, although the exact shape of the phase function in the backscatter directions (for a given backscatter fraction) is not critical if errors of the order of 10% are acceptable. We present an algorithm for generating depth–and wavelength-dependent Fournier–Forand phase functions having any desired backscatter fraction. Modeling of a comprehensive data set of measured inherent optical properties and radiometric variables shows that use of phase functions with the correct backscatter fraction and overall shape is crucial to achieve model–data closure.

Citation/Publisher Attribution

This article was published 20 February 2002 in Applied Optics, Vol. 41, No. 6, 2002

Publisher Statement

© 2002 Optical Society of America

DOI

10.1364/AO.41.001035

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