Ultraviolet Extinction Measurements at the Chesapeake Bay.

Abstract

This report presents results of a previously unreported investigation of atmospheric attenuation in the ultraviolet region carried out in the spring of 1962 at the Chesapeake Bay Division of NRL. Measurements were made over a path 1/2 mile long in the spectral region 0.25 micrometers to 0.535 micrometers. The extinction measurements showed the ozone concentrations to be between 0.026 and 0.04 ppm. several observations showed the presence of pollutant gases which were assumed to be a mixture of SO sub 2 and NO sub 2. The presence of NO sub 2 seems to be necessary to account for the observed extinctions below 0.30 micrometers.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1976
Accession Number
ADA023182

Entities

People

  • G. L. Knestrick
  • J. A. Curcio

Organizations

  • United States Naval Research Laboratory

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Atmospheric Attenuation
  • Attenuation
  • Bays
  • Chesapeake Bay
  • Extinction
  • Losses
  • Measurement
  • Measuring Instruments
  • Micrometers
  • Observation

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Oceanography.
  • Spectroscopy.