Download site of Excel macro for simulation of coloration of mountanous small lake, e.g., Ao-ike Pond, Aomori Prefecture, JapanNew

Now, only VBA version (including no DLL file) is available.
This version can run in 64/32 bit Excel.
The VBA source code is open to the public.

Usage

1. Download zip file containing macro from the below link.
2. Unzip the zip file to obtain the Excel macro file.
3. Before open the Excel file, security check should be checked in "Property" of the file, by Windows Explorer.
4. Open the Excel file, activate the "Content", and then carry out the macro "Test_Refl_ES". Detailed usage is explained in worksheets belonging to the Excel file. You can simulate the blue coloration of Ao-ike Pond under the conditon of direct solar radiation without any shileding above the pond, by assuming three mechanism, including irregular reflection at the pond bottom, density fluctuation scattering by water (molecular scattering), and Mie scattering by supended solids.

Download zip file containing Excel VBA macro file for coloration simulation


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