The impact of aerosols on polarized sky radiance: model development, validation, and applications
Although solar radiation initially is unpolarized when entering the Earth's atmosphere, it is polarized by scattering processes with molecules, water droplets, ice crystals, and aerosols. Hence, measurements of the polarization state of radiation can be used to improve remote sensing of aerosol...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2010-01-01
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Series: | Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics |
Online Access: | http://www.atmos-chem-phys.net/10/383/2010/acp-10-383-2010.pdf |