Spectral variation of the volume scattering function measured over the full range of scattering angles in a coastal environment.
The spectral volume scattering function (VSF) was measured in a coastal environment from 0.6 degrees to 177.3 degrees by use of a recently developed device. The spectral variations of the particulate VSF and phase function (i.e., ratio of the VSF to the scattering coefficient) were examined as a function of the scattering angle. The angular dependency of both VSF and phase- function spectra was highly sensitive to the absorption and to the size distribution of the particles. As a result, the use of spectrally neutral phase functions in radiative-transfer modeling is questioned.
Chami
Malik
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Laboratoire Océanographie de Villefranche, Unité Mixte de Recherche Associée au Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Villefranche sur Mer, France. chami@obs-vlfr.fr
Shybanov
Eugeny B
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Khomenko
Gueorgui A
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Lee
Michael E-G
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Martynov
Oleg V
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Korotaev
Gennady K
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