Visible and Infrared Transmission through Snow

Abstract

Visible and infrared extinction in falling snow is a function of snow particle concentration and snow crystal size and shape. Relationships between existing meteorological conditions and these characteristics have been investigated using measurements made during the SNOW-ONE Field Experiment. Effects of meteorological conditions upon extinction are discussed and empirical models are suggested. Causes of the variation of extinction with wavelength in the visible and infrared are identified and the magnitudes of some of the possible effects are estimated.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1982
Accession Number
ADA119983

Entities

People

  • John F. Ebersole
  • Mary Ann Seagraves

Organizations

  • Atmospheric Sciences Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Army Training
  • Artillery
  • Atmospheric Sciences
  • Cold Regions
  • Combat Surveillance
  • Doctrine
  • Electro-Optics
  • Electromagnetic Radiation
  • Engineering
  • Extinction
  • Measurement
  • Military Research
  • Physics Laboratories
  • Research Facilities
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Warfare

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Climatology
  • Regression Analysis.
  • Spectroscopy.