Radiative transfer within a hydrosol such as ocean or lake water can best be described by means of the inherent and apparent optical properties of the hydrosol. Equipment for obtaining the important optical properties of large bodies of water is described and a method for computing six optical properties from measurements of radiance distribution is given. The optical properties of Lake Pend Oreille are computed for one condition of the lake and for one narrow region of the spectrum. The experimental values serve to substantiate certain theoretical relationships between the inherent and the apparent optical properties.
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Tyler et al. (1959) studied this question.