Atmospheric and Ocean Optics

The Atmospheric and Ocean Optics group, in the Physics Department at the Univ. of Miami, conducts research in both theoretical and experimental environmental optics. The group is headed by Dr. Howard Gordon and Dr. Kenneth Voss.

Quick List of Research Interests

• Atmospheric and Ocean Radiative Transfer
• Atmospheric Aerosol Optical Properties
• Atmospheric Correction and Ocean Color
• Inelastic Ocean Light Scattering
• Atmospheric and Ocean Radiation Distributions
• Polarization of Atmospheric and Ocean Radiation
• Sunphotometry and Lidar
• Sun Aureole Measurements
• Sea Surface Reflectance and Whitecaps
• Bi-Directional Reflectance Distribution Function

Cooperative research is conducted with the NASA Earth Observing System (EOS) at Goddard Space Flight Center, the RSMAS Remote Sensing Group and the RSMAS Marine and Atmospheric Chemistry Division both at the University of Miami Marine and Atmospheric Sciences campus located in Key Biscayne, the Atmosphere/Ocean Chemistry Experiment (AEROCE), and NOAA.

Atmospheric and Ocean Optics Research Group

• Dr. Howard Gordon, Professor of Physics
• Dr. Kenneth Voss, Professor of Physics
• Dr. G. Chris Boynton, Research Faculty
• Dr. P. Viva Banzon, Research Associate
• Albert Chapin, Sr. Research Assoc.: instrument design, manufacture, deployment
• Dr. Christopher Kuchinke, Post-Doctoral Fellow
• Dr. Hao Zhang , Post-Doctoral Fellow
• Nordine Souaidia , Graduate Student, Research Assistant
• Purushottam Bhandari, Graduate Student

Laboratory Facilities

• Radiometric Calibration Room
• NIST traceable standards for instrument calibration
• Instrumentation
• 5 Mulit-Filter Rotating Shadowband Radiometers, 5 Hand Held Sunphotometers
• One Automatic Suntracking Sunphotometer (CIMEL)
• Whitecap Radiometer System
• CCD Camera Systems
• RADS: Underwater Radiance Distribution Camera System
• Sky Radiance Camera System
• Aureole Camera System
• Point Spread Function Camera System
• NURADS
• Fraunhoefer Line Radiometer
• Eye-safe Micro Pulse LIDAR System (Portable)
• Underwater Bi-Directional Reflectance Distribution Function Instrument (the BirDirF'er)
• Electronics Workshop
• Computer Facilities
• Various PowerMacs, Mac Powerbooks, and associated computer equipment
• PC computer systems and assoicated equipment
• Ethernet and Apple Talk Networks, Laser Printer, Color Ink Jet Printer
• Laboratory Office Area
• CCD Camera Tank Room
• Divisible Water Tank for Testing the Effects of Different Water Layers on the Point Spread Function
• Equipment Storage Area
• Dive Gear
• Loading Bay
• Shipping Equipment
• 3 oceanographic winches, etc....
• containers for lab field equipment
• Laser Room

Group Fieldwork

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Group Preprints

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