Light Absorption in Sea Water

This book provides a detailed description of light absorption and absorbents in seawaters with respect to provenance, region of the sea, depth of the occurrence and trophicity. The text is based on a substantial body of contemporary research results taken from the subject literature (over 400 references) and the work of the authors over a period of 30 years.

List of contents

Introduction: Absorption of Sunlight in the Ocean.- Light Absorption by Water Molecules and Inorganic Substances Dissolved in Sea Water.- The Interaction of Light with Organic Molecules Present in Sea Water: Physical Principles.- Light Absorption by Dissolved Organic Matter (DOM) in Sea Water.- Light Absorption by Suspended Particulate Matter (SPM) in Sea Water.- Light Absorption by Phytoplankton in the Sea.

About the author

The authors are both professors at the Institute of Oceanology of the Polish Academy of Sciences.

Summary

This book provides a detailed description of light absorption and absorbents in seawaters with respect to provenance, region of the sea, depth of the occurrence and trophicity. The text is based on a substantial body of contemporary research results taken from the subject literature (over 400 references) and the work of the authors over a period of 30 years.

Product details

• Authors: Jerzy Dera, Bogdan Wozniak, Bogdia Wozniak, Bogdian Wozniak
• Publisher: Springer, Berlin
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 22.06.2007
• EAN: 9780387307534
• ISBN: 978-0-387-30753-4
• No. of pages: 452
• Weight: 776 g
• Illustrations: VIII, 452 p.
• Series: Atmospheric and Oceanographic Sciences Library; Atmospheric and Oceanographic Sciences Library
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Physics, astronomy > Astronomy; B, environmental science, engineering & technology, Earth and Environmental Science, Pollution & threats to the environment, Ecological science, the Biosphere, Oceanography, Ocean Sciences, Earth System Sciences, Geoecology/Natural Processes, Geobiology, Biogeosciences, Environmental Sciences, Geoecology, Biogeography, Environmental geology, Geochemistry, Environmental Physics, Ocean;Oceanography;marine;oceans;phytoplankton;plankton