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Molecular light scattering by pure seawater

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The general theory of the molecular scattering, and the scattering by water and seawater in particular, will be reviewed. For a pure liquid, free from any foreign particles, the statistical thermal motion of the molecules gives rise to the scattering of light. The resultant fluctuation of the density of the water and fluctuation in the orientations of the water molecules bring about fluctuation of the optical dielectric constant, which in turn causes scattering.

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Zhang, X. (2013). Molecular light scattering by pure seawater. In: Light Scattering Reviews 7. Springer Praxis Books. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-21907-8_7

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