%0 conference paper %@ %A Hieronymi, M. %D 2016 %J Proceedings of ESA Living Planet Symposium 2016 %P Pocea 108 %T Reflectance and transmittance properties of sea surfaces – Aspects of polarized ray tracing %U %X The present paper highlights some aspects of reflectance and transmittance properties of the ocean and addresses the question whether differences occur with initially polarized vs. unpolarized ray tracing. Furthermore, aspects of single vs. multiple scattering at different sea state surfaces are discussed.