Vol. 17, issue 01, article # 8

Belov M. L., Gorodnichev V. A., Kozintsev V. I. Influence of the sea foam coverage on the power of a lidar return from the sea surface sensed . // Atmospheric and oceanic optics. 2004. V. 17. No. 01. P. 58-60.    PDF
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Abstract:

We present formula derived for describing the foam effect on the power of a laser signal, and compare it with numerically simulated results for different models of sea foam coverage. It is shown that the presence of foam on sea surface strongly influences the power of the laser signal. This effect strongly depends on foam model and viewing angles.