Open AccessDETERMINATION OF THE SIZE DISTRIBUTION OF ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS BY MEANS OF MEASUREMENT OF OPTICAL ATTENUATION
Author(s) -
Tao Rong-Jia
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
wuli xuebao
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.199
H-Index - 47
ISSN - 1000-3290
DOI - 10.7498/aps.29.161
Subject(s) - attenuation , inversion (geology) , computation , physics , computational physics , optics , remote sensing , environmental science , computer science , algorithm , geology , paleontology , structural basin
In this article we made a theoretical investigation on determination of size distribution of atmospheric aerosoils by means of measurement of optical attenuation. We showed that the Predholm integral equation of the first kind has only one solution when attenuation cross-section is given by Van de Hulst approximate equation. We thus proved that remote sensing of atmospheric aerosoils by variation of optical wave lengths is possible. We also studied the problems of inversion computation, analyses of errors, effective information and selection of the optimal optical wave lengths associated with this remote sensing process.