Effect of atmospheric environment on the attenuation coefficient of light in water
Atmospheric and Oceanic Physics
2014-02-21 v1 Geophysics
Abstract
The attenuation coefficient of 532 nm light in water under different atmospheric conditions was investigated. Measurements were made over a two-year period at the same location and show that the attenuation coefficient is significantly influenced by the atmospheric environment. It is lowest when the atmospheric pressure is high and temperature is low, and is highest when the atmospheric pressure is low and temperature is high. The maximum attenuation coefficient of pure water in these studies was about three times the minimum value. The mechanism of the phenomena is discussed. These results are also important in underwater acoustics.
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@article{arxiv.1402.5006,
title = {Effect of atmospheric environment on the attenuation coefficient of light in water},
author = {Juan Liu and Jiulin Shi and Yijun Tang and Kaixing Zhu and Yuan Ge and Xuegang Chen and Xingdao He and Dahe Liu},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1402.5006},
year = {2014}
}