A Simple Model of Aerosol Optical Properties in a Well-Mixed Boundary Layer for a Wavelength of 0.50 Micrometers.

Abstract

A simple model to predict the aerosol optical properties in the marine boundary layer at visible wavelengths is described. The model assumes that the boundary layer is well mixed and predicts the vertical profile of aerosol extinction and the aerosol optical thickness given the relative humidity, temperature and aerosol extinction coefficient at the surface (shipboard level) and the height of the boundary layer. The model is presented in the form of both analytical approximation formulas and nomograms. Keywords: Marine atmospheres, Atmosphere models, Aerosol extinction profiles, Aerosol optical thickness, Marine aerosols, Aerosol extinction coefficient, Marine boundary layer.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 25, 1986
Accession Number
ADA166433

Entities

People

  • J. W. Fitzgerald

Organizations

  • United States Naval Research Laboratory

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Boundaries
  • Boundary Layer
  • Coefficients
  • Dew Point
  • Extinction
  • Humidity
  • Inversion
  • Layers
  • Measurement
  • Optical Properties
  • Particle Size
  • Rocket Oxidizers
  • Saturation
  • Shipboard
  • Space Sciences
  • Thickness
  • Water Vapor

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

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