| Issue |
J. Eur. Opt. Soc.-Rapid Publ.
Volume 8, 2013
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|---|---|---|
| Article Number | 13055 | |
| Number of page(s) | 5 | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.2971/jeos.2013.13055 | |
| Published online | 21 August 2013 | |
Regular papers
Signal of single scattering albedo in water leaving polarization
1
Institute of Oceanology, Polish Academy of Sciences, ul. Powsta ńców Warszawy 55, 81-712, Sopot, Poland
2
Department of Physics, Gdynia Maritime University, ul. Morska 81-87, 81-225, Gdynia, Poland
Received:
27
April
2013
Revised:
6
August
2013
The purpose of this article is to examine whether the change in single scattering albedo in the surface layer of the sea will cause significant changes in the polarization of light emerging from the sea. The results of a polarization resolving Monte Carlo radiative transfer calculations are presented. Bubble clouds of different bubble concentrations are used to achieve a wide range of single scattering albedo variability. The variability of the polarization signal is largest in the direction looking towards the sun which is unfortunate due to sun reflection. However the variability is also significant at direction perpendicular to solar azimuth angle which should it make possible to use this signal in remote sensing. The polarization degree of water leaving radiation, together with reflectance can be used to determine the backscattering ratio of the observed sea water.
Key words: Oceanic light scattering / degree of polarization / single scattering albedo
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