Open AccessBalloon‐borne measurements of the aerosol extinction‐to‐backscatter ratio
Author(s) -
Rosen James M.,
Kjome Norman T.
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
journal of geophysical research: atmospheres
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.67
H-Index - 298
eISSN - 2156-2202
pISSN - 0148-0227
DOI - 10.1029/97jd00363
Subject(s) - aerosol , backscatter (email) , atmospheric sciences , extinction (optical mineralogy) , environmental science , stratosphere , wavelength , altitude (triangle) , range (aeronautics) , remote sensing , materials science , meteorology , optics , geology , physics , telecommunications , geometry , mathematics , composite material , computer science , wireless
Aerosol extinction‐to‐backscatter ratio profiles from surface level to 25 km at 690 nm wavelength are derived from simultaneous nephelometersonde and backscattersonde measurements. The stratospheric values are altitude dependent and range from about 35 to 70 sr. These values are in satisfactory agreement with previously reported estimates employing other techniques and are consistent with optical calculations utilizing aerosol size distributions characteristic of the volcanically disturbed period during which the measurements were made (summer and fall 1992).