Use of polarimetric measurements of the sky over the ocean for spectral optical thickness retrievals

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Volumn 16, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 846-859

  Masuda, Kazuhiko ^a   Sasaki, Masayuki ^a   Takashima, Tsutomu ^b   Ishida, Hiroshi ^c  

^a METEOROLOGICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^b JAPAN AEROSPACE EXPLORATION AGENCY   (Japan)

^c KOBE UNIVERSITY OF MERCANTILE MARINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL PROPERTY; OPTICAL DEPTH; POLARIZATION; SOLAR RADIATION;

PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 0032729154     PISSN: 07390572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0426(1999)016<0846:UOPMOT>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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