Optical and Radiative Properties of a Desert Aerosol Model

Abstract

One of the major sources of the natural atmospheric aerosols is wind- blown dust and sand. These predominantly originate from the arid and semi-arid regions which make up one-third of the earth's land area. The aerosol models in the Standard Radiation Atmospheres (SRA) of the IAMAP Radiation Commission, do not include a model specifically representative of these regions. Several recommendations were made for developing such a seperate desert aerosol model. This paper presents the optical and radiative properties of a desert aerosol model based on those recommendations. Two models are discussed representing the extremes of background conditions and a severe dust storm. Keywords: Desert aerosols; Optical properties; Scattering;Transmission; Atmospheric radiation; Reprints.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 03, 1986
Accession Number
ADA163181

Entities

People

  • Eric P. Shettle

Organizations

  • Air Force Research Laboratory

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Availability
  • Classification
  • Coefficients
  • Dust Storms
  • Extinction
  • Geophysics
  • Massachusetts
  • Normal Distribution
  • Optical Properties
  • Particles
  • Physical Properties
  • Radiation
  • Refractive Index
  • Scattering
  • Security
  • Two Dimensional

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

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  • Theoretical Analysis.
  • Wetland-Land-Environmental Management.