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INSTRUMENT FOR MEASURING THE FORWARD SCATTERING COEFFICIENT OF SEA WATER 1
Author(s) -
Tyler John E.,
Howerton Roger
Publication year - 1962
Publication title -
limnology and oceanography
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.7
H-Index - 197
eISSN - 1939-5590
pISSN - 0024-3590
DOI - 10.4319/lo.1962.7.3.0393
Subject(s) - scattering coefficient , measure (data warehouse) , scattering , attenuation , attenuation coefficient , optics , forward scatter , acoustics , beam (structure) , physics , measuring instrument , remote sensing , environmental science , geology , computer science , database , thermodynamics
The theory developed by Beuttel and Brewer for an instrument to measure the total scattering coefficient is re‐examined to determine its usefulness in sea water. It is found that, with a properly designed instrument, one can use this principle to measure the forward scattering coefficient with an accuracy better than 10% if the total attenuation coefficient of the water does not exceed 2.1/m. The errors that could be introduced by the size and shape of the source or of the beam of detection arc examined and discussed.