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Underwater Optics

Underwater Optics is a branch of optical science that studies the behavior and properties of light in aquatic environments, distinguishing itself from terrestrial optics by accounting for the unique absorption, scattering, and refractive effects induced by water and suspended particles.

801

Publications

37.5K

Citations

2.3K

Authors

683

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

186

Variants

Hydro-optics

Parents

Publications

801

Light in the Sea*

Seibert Q. Duntley · Journal of the Optical Society of America · 1963 · 785 citations

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Computed Relationships Between the Inherent and Apparent Optical Properties of a Flat Homogeneous Ocean

Howard R. Gordon, Otis B. Brown, Michael M. Jacobs · Applied Optics · 1975 · 730 citations

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Optical Aspects of Oceanography

A.J. Allnutt · Optica Acta International Journal of Optics · 1975 · 669 citations

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Comparison of numerical models for computing underwater light fields

Curtis D. Mobley, Bernard Gentili, Howard R. Gordon et al. · Applied Optics · 1993 · 537 citations

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Photo-electric Measurements of Submarine Illumination throughout the Year

H. H. Poole, W. R. G. Atkins · Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom · 1929 · 481 citations

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Authors

2.3K

  1. CD
    Curtis D. Mobley

    Sequoia Scientific (United States), United States

    12 publications · 1.7K citations

    12

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  2. DS
    Dariusz Stramski

    Scripps Institution of Oceanography, United States

    12 publications · 1.1K citations

    12

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  3. LM
    Linda Mullen

    Naval Air Systems Command, United States

    13 publications · 833 citations

    12

    h-index

  4. GW
    George W. Kattawar

    Texas A&M University, United States

    11 publications · 863 citations

    11

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  5. BC
    Brandon Cochenour

    Naval Air Systems Command, United States

    12 publications · 754 citations

    11

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1–5 of 2.3K

Institutions

683

  1. Scripps Institution of Oceanography

    La Jolla, United States

    20 h-index

    51 publications

    4.1K citations

  2. University of Miami

    Coral Gables, United States

    20 h-index

    40 publications

    5.5K citations

  3. Stennis Space Center

    Bay Saint Louis, United States

    13 h-index

    26 publications

    2K citations

  4. Chinese Academy of Sciences

    Beijing, China

    12 h-index

    46 publications

    2K citations

  5. United States Naval Research Laboratory

    Washington, United States

    11 h-index

    25 publications

    669 citations

  6. Naval Air Systems Command

    NAS Pax River, United States

    11 h-index

    29 publications

    2.3K citations

  7. Oregon State University

    Corvallis, United States

    11 h-index

    20 publications

    1.4K citations

  8. Zhejiang University

    Hangzhou, China

    11 h-index

    62 publications

    2.8K citations

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Venues

  1. Applied Optics

    64 publications · 4.7K citations

    36

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  2. Optics Express

    38 publications · 1.6K citations

    24

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  4. Limnology and Oceanography

    23 publications · 1.3K citations

    18

    h-index

  5. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

    JGR · 19 publications · 526 citations

    17

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