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Measurements of spectral attenuation coefficients in the lower Chesapeake Bay
- Publication Year :
- 1983
- Publisher :
- United States: NASA Center for Aerospace Information (CASI), 1983.
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Abstract
- The spectral transmission was measured for water samples taken in the lower Chesapeake Bay to allow characterization of several optical properties. The coefficients of total attenuation, particle attenuation, and absorption by dissolved organic matter were determined over a wavelength range from 3500 A to 8000 A. The data were taken over a 3 year period and at a number of sites so that an indication of spatial and temporal variations could be obtained. The attenuations determined in this work are, on the average, 10 times greater than those obtained by Hulburt in 1944, which are commonly accepted in the literature for Chesapeake Bay attenuation.
- Subjects :
- Oceanography
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Details
- Language :
- English
- Database :
- NASA Technical Reports
- Notes :
- RTOP 506-61-73-06
- Publication Type :
- Report
- Accession number :
- edsnas.19830015862
- Document Type :
- Report