Light Scattering by Particles in Water
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Table of Contents
Preface
Chapter 1 Basic principles of the interaction of light with matter
1.1. Introduction
1.2. The quantum field model
1.3. Basic quantum electrodynamics
1.4. Incoherent scattering
1.5. Coherent scattering
1.6. Basic scattering formalism
1.7. The diffraction approximation
1.8. Conclusion
1.9. Problems
Chapter 2 Optical properties of pure water, seawater, and natural waters
2.1. Introduction
2.2. Physical properties and the intermolecular potential
2.3. Radiative properties and the intramolecular potential
2.4. The intrinsic scattering of pure water
2.5. Measurements of the absorption of pure water
2.6. Analysis of the infrared and visible absorption spectrum
2.7. Analysis of the UV absorption spectrum
2.8. Organic substances dissolved in the water column: Gelbstoff
2.9. An important special case: chlorophyll
2.10. Problems
Chapter 3 General features of scattering of light by particles in water
3.1. Introduction
3.2. An inventory of solutions
3.3. Basic structures in scattering
3.4. Oceanic phase function approximations
3.5. Basic experimental comparison
3.6. Conclusions
3.7. Problems
Chapter 4 Measurements of light scattering by particles in water
4.1. Introduction
4.2. Scattering function
4.3. Polarized light scattering: the scattering matrix
4.4. Light scattering data for natural waters
4.5. Approximations of the volume scattering function
4.6. Problems
Chapter 5 The particle size distribution
5.1. Introduction
5.2. The particle size definitions and the particle shape
5.3. Definition and units
5.4. An optimum particle size grid
5.5. Transforming the size distribution
5.6. Uncertainty of the PSD measurements
5.7. Methods of PSD measurements
5.8. Aquatic PSD data
5.9. Problems
Chapter 6 Refractive indices and morphologies of aquatic particles
6.1. The refractive index: introductory remarks
6.2. Refractive index of water and seawater
6.3. Refractive indices of particles
6.4. Morphologies of aquatic particles
6.5. Problems
Appendix
Bibliography
List of major symbols and abbreviations
Index