Effects of temperature and salinity on light scattering by water

Xiaodong Zhang; Lianbo Hu

doi:10.1117/12.850803

20 April 2010 Effects of temperature and salinity on light scattering by water

Xiaodong Zhang, Lianbo Hu

Proceedings Volume 7678, Ocean Sensing and Monitoring II; 76780L (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.850803
Event: SPIE Defense, Security, and Sensing, 2010, Orlando, Florida, United States

Abstract

A theoretical model on light scattering by water was developed from the thermodynamic principles and was used to evaluate the effects of temperature and salinity. The results agreed with the measurements by Morel within 1%. The scattering increases with salinity in a non-linear manner and the empirical linear model underestimate the scattering by seawater for S < 40 psu. Seawater also exhibits an 'anomalous' scattering behavior with a minimum occurring at 24.64 °C for pure water and this minimum increases with the salinity, reaching 27.49 °C at 40 psu.

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Xiaodong Zhang and Lianbo Hu "Effects of temperature and salinity on light scattering by water", Proc. SPIE 7678, Ocean Sensing and Monitoring II, 76780L (20 April 2010); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.850803

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