Polarized radiance distribution measurements of skylight. I. System description and characterization

Applied Optics

Volumn 36, Issue 24, 1997, Pages 6083-6094

  Voss, Kenneth J ^a   Liu, Yi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION; CAMERAS; CHARGE COUPLED DEVICES; LIGHT MEASUREMENT; LIGHT POLARIZATION; OPTICS; RADIOMETERS;

FILTER CHANGER; FISH EYE LENS; SKYLIGHT;

OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS;

POLARIZATION; RADIANCE; SKYLIGHT;

EID: 0031209458     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 21553165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.36.006083     Document Type: Article

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