Title: Determination of atmospheric parameters from measurement of polarization of upward radiation by satellite or space probe
Abstract: Measurements of the polarization characteristics of the radiation emerging from a planetary atmosphere contain significant information about the concentration and vertical distribution of the atmospheric scatterers as well as the reflecting properties of the underlying surface. For an atmosphere with Rayleigh scattering only and a nonreflecting lower boundary, a method is derived that permits four independent estimates of the total optical thickness. If the lower boundary reflects radiation according to Lambert's law, this method permits two estimates of its reflectivity and two independent estimates of the optical thickness. The problem of distinguishing Rayleigh from non-Rayleigh scattering is discussed, and suggestions are made for deriving the aerosol content and the level of maximum concentration of aerosol particles on the basis of radiation measurements.
Publication Year: 1967
Publication Date: 1967-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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