Abstract
A differential equation of a Riccati type for the diffuse
reflection coefficient of a stratified sea is proposed. For a
homogeneous sea with arbitrary inherent optical properties this
equation is solved analytically. For an inhomogeneous sea it is
solved approximately for any arbitrary stratification. The
resulting equation expresses the diffuse reflection coefficient of the
sea through vertical profiles of absorption and backscattering
coefficients, bottom albedo, and sea depth. The results of
calculations with this equation are compared with Monte Carlo
computations. It was found that the precision of this approach is
in the range of 15%.
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