Optical variability in the ocean

海洋上层光学特性的预测在海洋学中具有重要意义。 这些特性调节可见辐射的穿透，对物理和生物海洋学过程都产生影响。 上层吸收的太阳辐射加热海洋并使其稳定;因此，可见辐射衰减率的变化对上层海洋的热结构和动态起着重要作用。 吸收的辐射是驱动海洋生物所依赖的光合作用过程的原因。 对于应用兴趣，可见光波长的衰减决定了来自海面或深度处的点源和漫射源的有效传输。 我的研究计划的目标是研究海洋光学特性的变化来源，并评估这种变化对海洋地球化学循环和物理气候相互作用的影响：

Prediction of the optical properties of the upper ocean is of central importance in oceanography. These properties regulate the penetration of visible radiation with ramifications for both physical and biological oceanographic processes. Solar radiation absorbed in the upper layers heats and stabilizes the ocean; as a result, variability in the rate of attenuation of visible radiation plays a strong role in the upper ocean thermal structure and dynamics. Absorbed radiation is responsible for driving the photosynthetic process on which life in the sea depends. For applied interests, the attenuation of visible wavelengths dictates the effective transmission from point and diffuse sources either at the sea surface, or at depth. The goals of my research program are to examine both the sources of variability in ocean optical properties, and to evaluate the effect of this variability on both oceanic biogeochemical cycles and the physical climate interactions: