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Calculations of Reflected and Transmitted Radiance for Earth’s Atmosphere

Author(s) -

Gilbert N. Plass,

George W. Kattawar

Publication year - 1968

Publication title -

applied optics

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

ISSN - 0003-6935

DOI - 10.1364/ao.7.001129

Subject(s) - radiance , rayleigh scattering , optics , mie scattering , atmosphere (unit) , aerosol , sky brightness , scattering , albedo (alchemy) , diffuse sky radiation , physics , atmospheric optics , wavelength , single scattering albedo , forward scatter , optical depth , monte carlo method , absorption (acoustics) , atmosphere of earth , light scattering , meteorology , brightness , art , statistics , mathematics , performance art , art history

The reflected and transmitted radiance of the earth's atmosphere is calculated by Monte Carlo techniques. The exact scattering function for the aerosols is used as calculated from the Mie theory. The aerosol vs height distributions proposed by Elterman and by Kondratiev et al. are compared. The Rayleigh and aerosol scattering events are included in the calculation, as well as the ozone absorption, where appropriate. Results are given at wavelengths of 0.27 micro, 0.3 micro, 0.4 micro, 0.7 micro, and 1.67 micro. The mean optical paths of the reflected and transmitted photons, the flux at the lower boundary, and the planetary albedo are tabulated.

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