Remote Sensing of Atmospheric Visibility: A Critical Review.

Abstract

A critical review has been made of published methods for using satellites to remotely sense the optical properties of the lower atmosphere particularly in its potential application to military photographic and electro-optical reconnaissance. The literature search was limited mainly to the archival English language publications in the optical, meteorological and environmental fields over the period 1970 to 1979. The emphasis is on passive methods which determine the total optical transmission of the atmosphere. Only three of the methods discussed have been subjected to any degree of experimental verification using satellite data. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 30, 1978
Accession Number
ADA104169

Entities

People

  • Harold S. Stewart
  • Marion P. Shuler Jr.

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Absorption Coefficients
  • Air Force
  • Artificial Satellites
  • Detectors
  • Diffraction
  • English Language
  • Geosynchronous Orbits
  • Geosynchronous Satellites
  • Light Sources
  • Measurement
  • Optical Properties
  • Optics
  • Particle Size
  • Physical Properties
  • Reconnaissance
  • Reflectance
  • Scattering

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Atmospheric Remote Sensing.
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Space