ATMOSPHERIC TRANSMITTANCE COEFFICIENT AS DETERMINED FROM POLARIZATION OF SKY LIGHT

Abstract

OBSERVATIONS OF THE LUMINANCE OF THE SKY WITH AND WITHOUT POLAROIDS, USING THE VISUAL PHOTOMETER, WERE CARRIED OUT IN 1956 AND 1957 AT A MOUNTAIN OBSERVATORY (h equals 1450 m above sea level), at the Aksengerskiy Sovkhoz (h equals 500 m) in the vicinity of Alma Ata, and in the Libyan desert of Egypt (h equals 200 m). Measurements were also made along the solar almucantar. The solar radiation and luminance of the near-sun aureole were simultaneously measured using an aureole photometer with a selenium cell, at various zenith solar distances. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 07, 1961
Accession Number
AD0262614

Entities

People

  • Ye. V. Pyaskovskaya-fesenkova

Organizations

  • National Air and Space Intelligence Center

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Coefficients
  • Luminance
  • Measurement
  • Mountains
  • Observation
  • Observatories
  • Photometers
  • Polarization
  • Radiation
  • Sea Level
  • Selenium
  • Solar Radiation
  • Transmittance

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Astronomy and Astrophysics.
  • Seismology
  • Vision Science/Vision Psychology/Cognitive Neuroscience.