Autofluorescence and Raman scattering in the marine underwater environment

Charles S. Yentsch; David Allen Phinney

doi:10.1117/12.21454

1 September 1990 Autofluorescence and Raman scattering in the marine underwater environment

Charles S. Yentsch, David Allen Phinney

Proceedings Volume 1302, Ocean Optics X; (1990) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.21454
Event: 1990 Technical Symposium on Optics, Electro-Optics, and Sensors, 1990, Orlando, FL, United States

Abstract

The predictive effects of Raman scattering on the inherent optical characteristics of aquatic water masses raises questions concerning our ability to estimate how light energy is budgeted. Using values for the optical cross-section of water and biogenic substances, we estimate the relative contribution of fluorescence from the microbiological component and Raman scattering to the underwater radiance field. We conclude that in oligotrophic conditions, the contribution by fluorescence or Raman scatter is equal , while in eutrophic waters fluorescence overwhelms Raman scattering.

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Charles S. Yentsch and David Allen Phinney "Autofluorescence and Raman scattering in the marine underwater environment", Proc. SPIE 1302, Ocean Optics X, (1 September 1990); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.21454

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