Estimate of water inherent optical properties from Secchi depth

This paper suggests a new version of the Secchi disk theory which shows a connection between Secchi depth measurements and inherent optical properties (IOP) of water such as the extinction coefficient, the single scattering albedo, and the backscattering coefficient. Ways around Preisendorfer’s objection to using measurements of the Secchi depth for determining the IOP are proposed. This theory is compared with a marine experiment and its accuracy under different conditions is estimated.