Light polarization under water near sunrise

Journal of the Optical Society of America A: Optics and Image Science, and Vision

Volumn 24, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 2049-2056

  Sabbah, Shai ^a   Shashar, Nadav ^b  

^a GreenVision Systems Ltd   (Israel)

^b BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLARIMETERS; RAYLEIGH SCATTERING; SOLAR RADIATION; SPECTROMETERS;

POLARIZATION PATTERN; SPECTROPOLARIMETER;

LIGHT POLARIZATION;

EID: 34548319287     PISSN: 10847529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAA.24.002049     Document Type: Article

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