Rayleigh-scattering calculations for the terrestrial atmosphere Export

@article{citeulike:3561607, abstract = {Rayleigh-scattering cross sections and volume-scattering coefficients are computed for standard air; they incorporate the variation of the depolarization factor with wavelength. Rayleigh optical depths are then calculated for the 1962 U.S. Standard Atmosphere and for five supplementary models. Analytic formulas are derived for each of the parameters listed. The new optical depths can be 1.3\% lower to 3\% higher at midvisible wavelengths and up to 10\% higher in the UV region compared with previous calculations, in which a constant or incorrect depolarization factor was used. The dispersion of the depolarization factor is also shown to affect the Rayleigh phase function slightly, by approximately 1\% in the forward, backscattered, and 90° scattering-angle directions.}, author = {Bucholtz, Anthony}, citeulike-article-id = {3561607}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/AO.34.002765}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://www.opticsinfobase.org/abstract.cfm?id=45679}, day = {20}, doi = {10.1364/AO.34.002765}, journal = {Appl. Opt.}, keywords = {air, depolarization, general\_atmosphere, lidar, polarization, rayleigh, scattering}, month = {May}, number = {15}, pages = {2765--2773}, posted-at = {2008-11-17 19:55:24}, priority = {2}, publisher = {OSA}, title = {Rayleigh-scattering calculations for the terrestrial atmosphere}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/AO.34.002765}, volume = {34}, year = {1995} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:3561607 L3 - citeulike-article-id:3561607 N2 - Rayleigh-scattering cross sections and volume-scattering coefficients are computed for standard air; they incorporate the variation of the depolarization factor with wavelength. Rayleigh optical depths are then calculated for the 1962 U.S. Standard Atmosphere and for five supplementary models. Analytic formulas are derived for each of the parameters listed. The new optical depths can be 1.3% lower to 3% higher at midvisible wavelengths and up to 10% higher in the UV region compared with previous calculations, in which a constant or incorrect depolarization factor was used. The dispersion of the depolarization factor is also shown to affect the Rayleigh phase function slightly, by approximately 1% in the forward, backscattered, and 90° scattering-angle directions. IS - 15 JF - Appl. Opt. EP - 2773 TI - Rayleigh-scattering calculations for the terrestrial atmosphere PB - OSA VL - 34 SP - 2765 KW - air KW - depolarization KW - general_atmosphere KW - lidar KW - polarization KW - rayleigh KW - scattering AU - Bucholtz, Anthony PY - 1995/05/20/ UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/AO.34.002765 ER -