Modeling the short wavelength infrared laser radiance reflection on the sea surface.

The sea surface is a complex dynamic structure dependent on atmospheric conditions, and for which physical and chemical properties change from water to foam. Its roughness determines how the surface reflects, absorbs, and emits radiance, and depends on multiple parameters such as wind speed and direction, and foam and turbulence induced from natural waves or from object displacement. In this paper, a model description is given for laser reflection on the sea surface in open water driven by the wind.