Wave Profile and Brightness Observed at the Bottom of the Water

Abstract

When the natural light waves travel into the interface between water and air a part of the light waves refracts : and diffracts at the interface. When these waves travel to the horizontal observational plane located at the bottom of the water these waves make the light intensity in this observational plane. It is possible to calculate the wave profile by applying Suzuki-Sumines method to the brightness observed at the bottom.