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By
Miroslaw Jonasz, MJC Optical Technology, Beaconsfield, Quebec, Canada
Georges Fournier, DRDC, Valcartier, Quebec, Canada
Description
Light scattering-based methods are used to characterize small particles suspended in water in a wide range of disciplines ranging from
oceanography, through medicine, to industry. The scope and accuracy of these methods steadily increases with the progress in light scattering
research. This book focuses on the theoretical and experimental foundations of the study and modeling of light scattering by particles
in water and critically evaluates the key constraints of light scattering models. It begins with a brief review of the relevant theoretical
fundamentals of the interaction of light with condensed matter, followed by an extended discussion of the basic optical properties of
pure water and seawater and the physical principles that explain them. The book continues with a discussion of key optical features of
the pure water/seawater and the most common components of natural waters. In order to clarify and put in focus some of the basic physical
principles and most important features of the experimental data on light scattering by particles in water, the authors employ simple
models. The book concludes with extensive critical reviews of the experimental constraints of light scattering models: results of measurements
of light scattering and of the key properties of the particles: size
distribution, refractive index (composition), structure, and shape.
These reviews guide the reader through literature scattered among more than 210 scientific journals and periodicals which represent a
wide range of disciplines. A special emphasis is put on the methods of measuring both light scattering and the relevant properties of
the particles, because principles of these methods
may affect interpretation and applicability of the results. The book includes extensive
guides to literature on light scattering data and instrumentation design, as well as on the data for size distributions, refractive indices,
and shapes typical of particles in natural waters. It also features a
comprehensive index, numerous cross-references, and a reference
list with over 1370 entries.
Audience
Oceanographers and marine biologists will be the primary audiences. Diverse applications in remote sensing, atmospheric sciences, physics, and chemistry.
Contents
1. Introduction
2. Basic principles of interaction of light with matter
3. Optical properties of pure water, pure sea water, and natural
waters
4. General features of light scattering by particles in water: theory
5. Light scattering by particles in water: measurements
and approximations
6. The particle size distribution: measurements and approximations
7. Compositions, shapes, and structures of particles
in water
Bibliographic & ordering Information
Hardbound, 714 pages, publication date: JUN-2007
ISBN-13: 978-0-12-388751-1
ISBN-10: 0-12-388751-8
Imprint: ACADEMIC PRESS
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EUR 79.95
GBP 54.99
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Last update: 26 Aug 2008
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