Accession Number:

ADA516872

Title:

Polarized Downwelling Radiance Distribution Camera System

Descriptive Note:

Technical rept.

Corporate Author:

MIAMI UNIV CORAL GABLES FL DEPT OF PHYSICS

Personal Author(s):

• Voss, Kenneth J.

Report Date:

2008-01-01

Pagination or Media Count:

7.0

Abstract:

The major objective of this research was to build a camera system to measure the downwelling spectral polarized radiance distribution, in the near surface of the ocean. In this project we had to design and build a new polarization imaging camera system. This instrument follows in the footsteps of other instruments we have developed Voss and Liu, 1997 and uses a combination of 3-4 images of the radiance distribution to form this polarized radiance distribution. Because the downwelling radiance distribution is very dynamic, the system needed to quickly make these images and have them as matched as possible required a completely new design.

Descriptors:

• *DISTRIBUTION
• *RADIANCE
• OCEAN SURFACE
• SPECTRAL ENERGY DISTRIBUTION
• EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN
• FABRICATION
• CAMERAS
• POLARIZATION
• MEASUREMENT
• DYNAMICS

Subject Categories:

• Physical and Dynamic Oceanography

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE