Transmission across the water-air interface: resolving the impact of multiple interactions at the sea surface

A series of Monte Carlo and HydroLight radiative transfer simulations are used to demonstrate that the traditional form of the Fresnel transmission across the water-air interface is accurate. This contradicts assertions to the contrary in a recent paper [Opt. Express 25, 27086 (2017)] that suggested that the impact of multiple surface interactions had previously been ignored and that the transmission factor was dependent upon the turbidity of the water. Published by The Optical Society under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License