Retrieval of the scattering and microphysical properties of aerosols from ground-based optical measurements including polarization. I. Method

Applied Optics

Volumn 39, Issue 33, 2000, Pages 6207-6220

  Vermeulen, Anne ^a,b   Devaux, Claude ^a   Herman, Maurice ^a  

^a Université des Sciences et Technologies de Lille   (France)

^b NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOLS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; INFRARED RADIATION; LIGHT TRANSMISSION; RAYLEIGH SCATTERING; REFRACTIVE INDEX;

GROUND-BASED OPTICAL MEASUREMENTS;

OPTICAL VARIABLES CONTROL;

EID: 0004689273     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 21553165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.39.006207     Document Type: Article

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