Anomalous Light Scattering by Pure Seawater

Abstract

The latest model for light scattering by pure seawater was used to investigate the anomalous behavior of pure water. The results showed that water exhibits a minimum scattering at 24.6 °C, as compared to the previously reported values of minimum scattering at 22 °C or maximum scattering at 15 °C. The temperature corresponding to the minimum scattering also increases with the salinity, reaching 27.5 °C for S = 40 psu.

Keywords

• light scattering
• light scattering by pure water
• light scattering by pure seawater
• anomalous properties of water