Empirical equation for the index of refraction of seawater. Academic Article

abstract

• We have determined an empirical equation for the index of refraction of water as a function of temperature, salinity, and wavelength at atmospheric pressure. The experimental data selected by Austin and Halikas ["The index of refraction of seawater," SIO Ref. 76-1 (Scripps Institution of Oceanography, La Jolla, Calif., 1976)] were fitted to power series in the variables. A ten-parameter empirical equation that reproduces the original data to within its experimental errors was obtained.

authors

• Fry, Edward

published proceedings

• Appl Opt

altmetric score

• 11

author list (cited authors)

• Quan, X., & Fry, E. S.

citation count

• 290

complete list of authors

• Quan, X||Fry, ES

publication date

• June 1995

publisher

• Optica Publishing Group  Publisher

published in

• n1559-128XISSN  Journal

keywords

• 40 Engineering
• 4008 Electrical Engineering
• 51 Physical Sciences
• 5102 Atomic, Molecular And Optical Physics

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1364/AO.34.003477

start page

• 3477

end page

• 3480

volume

• 34

issue

• 18

URL

• http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1364%2Fao.34.003477