title: Effect of suspended particulate and dissolved organic matter on remote sensing of coastal and riverine waters.
abstract: We use remote sensing reflectance (RSR) together with the inherent optical properties of suspended particulates to determine the backscattering ratio b(b)/b for coastal waters. We examine the wavelength dependence of b(b)(lambda) and f(lambda)/Q(lambda) and establish the conditions when C(lambda) in RSR(lambda) approximately or = C(lambda)b(b)(lambda)/a(lambda) can be treated as a constant. We found that for case 2 waters, RSR was insensitive to the natural fluctuations in particle-size distributions. The cross-sectional area of the suspended particulate per unit volume, x(g), showed an excellent correlation with the volume scattering coefficient.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physics, University of Minnesota Duluth, Duluth, Minnesota 55812, USA.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sydor
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Arnone