Airborne Measurements of Atmospheric Volume Scattering Coefficients in Northern Europe, Winter 1978.
Abstract
This report presents daytime atmospheric optical data collected chiefly with airborne instruments during a field expedition to northern Europe in the Winter of 1978. Results from 26 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 were measured in four spectral regions, as follows: Three narrow band optical filters with mean wavelengths of 478, 664, and 765 nanometers; and one broad band representing a pseudo-photopic response with a mean wavelength of 557 nanometers. Selected meteorological properties, measured concurrently with the radiometric data are also included. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 01, 1979
- Accession Number
- ADA082044
Entities
People
- Jacqueline I. Gordon
- Richard W. Johnson
Organizations
- Scripps Institution of Oceanography