OPTICAL STUDIES OF THE ATMOSPHERE.

Abstract

A balanced program of experimental and theoretical investigations of the problems encountered in atmospheric optics was pursued. Formal solutions for the problem of radiant energy transfer in a physically realistic medium exhibiting both scattering and true absorption were obtained. New instruments to be used in the study of intensity and polarization of diffuse skylight were designed and fabricated. Investigation of the effect of a turbid layer on the radiation emerging from a planetary atmosphere was completed for an idealized case. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1964
Accession Number
AD0602004

Entities

People

  • Zdenek Sekera

Organizations

  • University of California, Los Angeles

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Absorption
  • Atmospheres
  • Energy
  • Energy Transfer
  • Intensity
  • Mass Transfer
  • Planetary Atmospheres
  • Polarization
  • Radiation
  • Scattering

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Software Engineering
  • Spectroscopy.