OPTIKA ATMOSFERY I OKEANA JOURNAL
V.E. ZUEV INSTITUTE OF ATMOSPHERIC OPTICS
Vol. 3, issue 07, article # 11
pdf Belokhvostikov A. V., Belov M. L., Orlov V. M. Effect of foam on the ocean-atmosphere brightness field. // Atmospheric and oceanic optics. 1990. V. 3. No. 07. P. 682-686.Copy the reference to clipboard
Abstract:
An analytical expression is derived for calculating the brightness of upward radiation of the "ocean surface-atmosphere" system taking into account reflection from for different states of the atmosphere, the wind velocity, and geometry of illumination and observation. It is shown that changes brought about in the coverage of the ocean surface by foam and in the albedo of the foam by changes in the physical and chemical properties of the ocean water result in significant variations in the brightness of the upward-directed radiation at the top boundary of the atmosphere.