title: Spectral variation of the volume scattering function measured over the full range of scattering angles in a coastal environment.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire Océanographie de Villefranche, Unité Mixte de Recherche Associée au Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Villefranche sur Mer, France. chami@obs-vlfr.fr
authors.forename: Malik
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Chami
authors.forename: Eugeny B
authors.initials: EB
authors.lastname: Shybanov
authors.forename: Gueorgui A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Khomenko
authors.forename: Michael E-G
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Oleg V
authors.initials: OV
authors.lastname: Martynov
authors.forename: Gennady K
authors.initials: GK
authors.lastname: Korotaev