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Degree and plane of polarization of multiple scattered light. 2: earth's atmosphere with aerosols
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Plass, G. N. Kattawar, G. W. |
| Copyright Year | 1972 |
| Description | The degree of polarization, as well as the direction of the plane of polarization, were calculated by a Monte Carlo method for the reflected and transmitted photons from the earth's atmosphere. The solar photons were observed during multiple collisions with aerosols and the Rayleigh scattering centers in the atmosphere. The aerosol number density, as well as the ratio of aerosol to Rayleigh scattering, varies with height. The proportion of aerosol to Rayleigh scattering was appropriately chosen at each wavelength 0.4 microns and 0.7 microns; ozone absorption was included where appropriate. Three different aerosol number densities were used to study the effects of aerosol variations. Results are given for a solar zenith angle of 81.37 deg and a surface albedo of zero. The polarization of the reflected and transmitted photons was found to be sensitive to the amount of aerosols in the atmosphere at certain angles of observation. |
| File Size | 1182820 |
| Page Count | 38 |
| File Format | |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19720018618 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t0ps2jj9t |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1972-04-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Geophysics Earth Atmosphere Rayleigh Scattering Aerosols Light Transmission Photons Polarization Waves Monte Carlo Method Wave Reflection Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Technical Report |
