VERTICAL-ATTENUATION MODEL WITH EIGHT SURFACE METEOROLOGICAL RANGES 2 TO 13 KILOMETERS

Abstract

An examination of the haze regime shows that: (l) the aerosol properties of a surface meteorological range generally affect a mixing layer to 5 km altitude, and (2) the lower and upper visibility limits of a haze regime are defined by meteorological ranges 1.2 km and 15 km respectively. Within these limits eight meteorological ranges are selected for developing uv, visible, and ir aerosol attenuation coefficients. An aerosol scale height is derived for each meteorological range. Finally, the computed aerosol attenuation coefficients are presented as tabulations which include previously published attenuation parameters (aerosols, molecules and ozone) to 50 km altitude.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1970
Accession Number
AD0707488

Entities

People

  • Louis Elterman

Organizations

  • Air Force Cambridge Research Laboratories

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Absorption
  • Absorption Coefficients
  • Air Force
  • Aircrafts
  • Altitude
  • Atmospheres
  • Atmospheric Attenuation
  • Atmospheric Chemistry
  • Attenuation
  • Coefficients
  • Low Altitude
  • Measurement
  • New York
  • Particles
  • Scattering
  • Sea Level
  • United States

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Atmospheric Remote Sensing.
  • Spectroscopy.