Optical oceanography
By: by N.G. Jerlov
Series: Elsevier oceanography series -- 5; Elsevier oceanography series -- 5.
Publisher: Elsevier Pub. Co.
Published: 1968
Place of publication: Amsterdam; New York
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] /
Number of pages: 199
ISBN-13: 9780444403209; 9780080870410
Subjects: Océanographie optique; Oceanography; NATURE; SCIENCE; Earth Sciences; Oceans & Seas; Ecosystems & Habitats; Optical oceanography
Notes: Second edition published in 1976 under title: Marine optics.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [174]-188).

Description based on print version record.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Part 1 : Inberent optical properties of sea water. Scattering ; Beam attenuation; title: Part 2 : Underwater radiant energy. Global radiation incident on the sea surface ; Reflection at the sea surface ; Refraction at the sea surface ; Theory of radiative transfer in the sea ; Techniques of underwater light measurement ; Radiance ; Irradiance ; Polarization of underwater radiant energy ; Visibility ; Colour of the sea; title: Part 3 : Applications of optical methods. Applications to physical oceanography ; Applications to marine biology.