Airborne Measurements of Atmospheric Volume Scattering Coefficients in Northern Europe, Summer, 1977.

Abstract

This report presents daytime atmospheric optical data collected chiefly with airborne instruments during a field expedition to northern Europe in the Summer of 1977. Results from 12 flights are presented. The data include the natural irradiance upon horizontal plane surfaces, total volume scattering coefficients, and derived values of atmospheric beam transmittance and equivalent attenuation length. Data for daytime conditions ranging from relatively clear and cloud free to completely overcast are presented. Data ewere measured in four spectral regions, as follows: Three narrow band optical filters with mean wavelengths of 478, 664, and 765 nanometer; and one broad band sensitvity representing a pseudo-photopic response with a mean wavelength of 557 nanometers. Selected meteoroligical properties, measured concurrently with the radiometric data are also included. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1978
Accession Number
ADA068611

Entities

People

  • Jacqueline I. Gordon
  • Richard W. Johnson
  • Seibert Q. Duntley

Organizations

  • Scripps Institution of Oceanography

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Sensors
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Altitude
  • Atmospheric Attenuation
  • Cloud Cover
  • Elevation
  • Ground Based
  • Ground Level
  • High Altitude
  • Instrumentation
  • Low Altitude
  • Measurement
  • Northern Europe
  • Optical Filters
  • Optical Properties
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Scattering
  • Transition Temperature

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Atmospheric Science/Meteorology
  • Spectroscopy.