Effects of oceanic turbidity and index of refraction of hydrosols on the flux of solar radiation in the atmosphere-ocean system

The effects of the concentration and complex index of refraction of hydrosols on the flux of solar radiation in the atmosphere and ocean have been studied by solving the equation of radiative transfer in model atmosphere-ocean systems. Scattering and absorption by aerosols, hydrosols, air and water molecules, as well as reflection and refraction at the ocean surface, are taken into account by applying the matrix method to the combined atmosphere-ocean system. Nine values of the index of refraction and four values of the concentration are assumed for the hydrosols. The flux of the solar radiation at the top of the atmosphere, just above and below the ocean surface, and at several depths in the ocean is calculated in the spectral interval between 0.3 and 0.8 μm. The flux of solar radiation in the atmosphere and ocean is significantly affected by the oceanic turbidity, as well as by the complex index of refraction of hydrosols.