Estimation of the absorption and the scattering coefficients of natural waters by use of underwater irradiance measurements.

The graphic presentation of relationships between a, b, R, and µ¯ in a previously published nomogram on calculation of inherent optical properties [Aust. J. Mar. Freshwater Res. 32, 533 (1981)] are replaced by explicit mathematical expressions.

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