Table 3.

Color index (CI) values (multiplied by 10³) for oligotrophic ocean waters calculated for different combinations of λ_blue, λ_green and λ_red and compared for natural unpolluted water and polluted by three kinds of dispersed oils: biodiesel BD, lubricant oil CL and crude oil FL.

Wavelengths, nm			Color Index CI × 103				Relative Difference, %
λblue	λgreen	λred	BD	CL	FL	Natural Unpolluted Water	BD	CL	FL
440	555	670	−5.95	−5.46	0.67	−3.11	−91	−76	121
440	555	675	−6.18	−5.74	0.51	−3.21	−92	−79	116
440	550	670	−6.03	−5.36	0.81	−3.19	−89	−68	125
440	550	675	−6.25	−5.63	0.66	−3.29	−90	−71	120
445	555	670	−5.59	−5.13	0.45	−2.87	−95	−79	116
445	555	675	−5.82	−5.39	0.30	−2.97	−96	−82	110
445	550	670	−5.66	−5.02	0.59	−2.94	−92	−70	120
445	550	675	−5.87	−5.27	0.44	−3.04	−93	−74	114