Analysis of Arctic Haze Scattering and Aerosol Data Obtained during AGASP.

Abstract

We have analyzed polar nephelometer scattering data to infer radiative parameters for the Arctic haze aerosols. We have also used the scattering properties as measured with the nephelometer as well as other measurements of aerosol microphysical properties to improve our estimates of aerosol properties for radiative modeling. We have confirmed earlier estimates of the submicron size distribution and have demonstrated the uniformity of these distributions. We have also shown that the giant particles also have relatively uniform size distributions and have provided an estimate of the infrared effects due to these particles. We have also demonstrated an inconsistency in two of the AGASP data sets and have resolved the discrepancy in terms of the measurement limitations of the data set.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1985
Accession Number
ADA157434

Entities

People

  • E. M. Patterson
  • G. W. Grams

Organizations

  • Georgia Tech

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Data Analysis
  • Data Sets
  • Detectors
  • Laser Beams
  • Lasers
  • Light Scattering
  • Measurement
  • Normal Distribution
  • Operating Systems
  • Optical Properties
  • Particle Size
  • Refractive Index
  • Scattering
  • Scattering Cross Sections
  • Scientists
  • Waveplates

Readers

  • Aerosol Science/Aerosol Physics
  • Ocean-Atmosphere Mesoscale Modeling, Data Assimilation, and Flux Boundary Layers

Technology Areas

  • AI & ML
  • AI & ML - Bayesian Inference