The Optical Properties of Sea Ice
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Figure 1. The optical portion of the electromagnetic spectrum
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Figure 7. Observed (Grenfell and Hedrick 1983) and calculated (from Light 1995) phase functions for sea ice
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Figure 9. Spectral albedos for a possible evolutionary sequence of multiyear ice
Figure 11. Observations of total albedo vs. brine volume for young ice
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Transmission
Figure 16. Spectral extinction coefficients for nine distinct cases
Beam spread
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Table 2. Summary of sea ice radiative transfer models
Figure 17. Theoretical estimates of ultraviolet and visible light transmission hrough sea ice in the Weddell Sea
Figure 18. Calculated estimates of spectral albedo as a function of ice density and growth rate
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Figure 1. The optical portion of the electromagnetic spectrum
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Scattering
Figure 7. Observed (Grenfell and Hedrick 1983) and calculated (from Light 1995) phase functions for sea ice
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Figure 9. Spectral albedos for a possible evolutionary sequence of multiyear ice
Figure 11. Observations of total albedo vs. brine volume for young ice
Reflectance
Transmission
Figure 16. Spectral extinction coefficients for nine distinct cases
Beam spread
MODELS
Table 2. Summary of sea ice radiative transfer models
Figure 17. Theoretical estimates of ultraviolet and visible light transmission hrough sea ice in the Weddell Sea
Figure 18. Calculated estimates of spectral albedo as a function of ice density and growth rate
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