Fig. 1. Relationship between s₁₂, s₂₂, s₃₃ and particle scattering angle

Fig. 2. Flowchart of polarization Monte Carlo simulation

Fig. 3. Geometric diagram of the meridian and scattering planes

Fig. 4. (a) Profile of chlorophyll-a concentration in low, medium and high scattering layer; (b) Absorption coefficient a profile; (c) Scattering coefficient b profile

Fig. 5. Simulated shipborne oceanographic lidar return signals in (a) low, (b) medium and (c) high scattering layer

Fig. 6. Depolarization ratio profiles from shipborne oceanographic lidar return signals in (a) low, (b) medium and (c) high scattering layer

Fig. 7. Single scattering ratio profiles of simulated shipborne oceanographic lidar return signals in (a) low, (b) medium and (c) high scattering layer

Fig. 8. Relationship between relative errors of depolarization ratio and single scattering ratios

Fig. 9. Relationship between single scattering ratio and field of view (a) above, (b) in and (c) below the scattering layer

Fig. 10. Relationship between relative errors of depolarization ratio and field of view (a) above, (b) in and (c) below the scattering layer