Optical Properties of the Marine Aerosol as Predicted by a BASIC Version of the Navy Aerosol Model.

Abstract

A model is presented which predicts optical and infrared extinction and absorption from marine aerosol for wavelengths of 0.2 to 40 micrometers. The model utilizes standard meteorological measurements as inputs but has default values built into it so that input values are not absolutely necessary but when they are available they will increase the accuracy of the predictions. The model is based on aerosol size distribution measurement data taken by several investigators from platforms close to the sea surface. The optical predictions of the model are derived from precalculated terms stored in the program which were originally obtained from lengthy Mie calculations on special aerosol size distributions. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 02, 1983
Accession Number
ADA132411

Entities

People

  • S. G. Gathman

Organizations

  • United States Naval Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Autonomy
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Absorption
  • Atlantic Ocean
  • Boundaries
  • Boundary Layer
  • Computers
  • Databases
  • Distribution Functions
  • Electromagnetic Radiation
  • Environment
  • Humidity
  • Measurement
  • North Atlantic Ocean
  • Oceans
  • Optical Properties
  • Particles
  • Refractive Index
  • Scattering

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Aerosol Science/Aerosol Physics
  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Maritime Combat Support and Expeditionary Logistics.