ATMOSPHERIC OPTICAL MEASUREMENTS IN THE VICINITY OF CRATER LAKE, OREGON. PART 1.

Abstract

This report presents new atmospheric optical data measured by airborne optical and meteorological sensors recorded near Crater Lake, Oregon, during the first day of a three day period in August 1966. Two data gathering descents were made, from 7800 m to 1400 m, and from 8800 m to 2700 m. The times of these descents were 0913 and 0930 and 1045 to 1101, Pacific Daylight Time. Atmospheric beam transmittances were measured also by a ground station located south of Crater Lake at an altitude of 2070 m. Data presented are altitude profiles of heading of aircraft, temperature, relative humidity, equilibrium luminance, horizontal path function, attenuation length, nadir luminances, and downwelling and upwelling illuminances and their ratios. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1968
Accession Number
AD0673298

Entities

People

  • Almerian R. Boileau

Organizations

  • Scripps Institution of Oceanography

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Airborne
  • Aircrafts
  • Altitude
  • Attenuation
  • Daylight
  • Ground Stations
  • Humidity
  • Luminance
  • Measurement
  • Optical Phenomena
  • Optical Properties
  • Physical Properties
  • Stations
  • Transmittance
  • Upwelling

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Astronomy and Astrophysics.
  • Coastal Oceanography
  • Space Exploration and Orbital Mechanics.