New Methods for Obtaining Scattering and Absorption from Tropospheric Visible Spectrum Data.
Abstract
During the contract period, new methods for obtaining absorption, aerosol and total scattering optical thickness, and single scattering albedo from tropospheric visible spectrum data were published and then used on two extant sets of tropospheric optical data in the visible spectrum. One ground based set of measurements predated heavy atmospheric pollution. The other set of airborne measurements was from a metropolitan area containing pollution sources. Application of the methods to these data sets further developed the methods, provided substantial examples of their use, served to update the data, and provided a means to access all the atmospheric optical data measured prior to 1976. A significant finding was that the aerosol scattering optical thickness of the total atmosphere or of separate haze layers can be described by a modified Angstrom equation in which the constant is a function of the power of the wavelength.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Feb 28, 1987
- Accession Number
- ADA178590
Entities
People
- Jacqueline I. Gordon