Atmospheric Extinction Model Modification Analysis.

Abstract

This document summarized modifications of ASL supplied atmospheric extinction models carried out at NMSU. The particular modifications which have been examined and completed are the following: (1) Revision of the line-by-line model (ATRAN) to include an additional line-profile (the 'Gross' profile) for use at near-millimeter wavelengths, (2) Revision of the single-scattering aerosol code AGAUSX to provide for user supplied inputs and program outputs describing the polarization properties of incident and scattered radiation, (3) Development and demonstration of a code for calculating, tabulating and plotting the results of Mie calculations using those WSMR facilities which are routinely available to ASL, (4) Adaptation of an ASL supplied 'continued fraction' approach to Bessel function calculations as a substitute for the forward recursion methods previously employed by subroutine MIEGX in program AGAUSX, and (5) Further examination of the effects of relative humidity on extinction by hygroscopic aerosols using an FS smoke model.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1979
Accession Number
ADA088336

Entities

People

  • August Miller
  • Edward Burlbaw

Organizations

  • New Mexico State University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Atmospheric Sciences
  • Bessel Functions
  • Electromagnetic Scattering
  • Extinction
  • High Resolution
  • Humidity
  • Materials
  • Micrometers
  • Particle Size
  • Particles
  • Plotting
  • Polarization
  • Procedures (Computers)
  • Radiation
  • Refraction
  • Refractive Index
  • Scattering

Readers

  • Atmospheric Remote Sensing.
  • Ballistic Missile Meteorology
  • Computer Science.