Photon transport in three-dimensional structures treated by random walk techniques: Monte Carlo benchmark of ocean colour simulations

Mathematics and Computers in Simulation

Volumn 47, Issue 2-5, 1998, Pages 215-241

  Doyle, J P ^a,b   Rief, H ^a,b  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Monte Carlo perturbation and sensitivity analysis; Monte Carlo simulations; Ocean optics; Photon transport

Indexed keywords

EID: 0005994288     PISSN: 03784754     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0378-4754(98)00121-9     Document Type: Article

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