On Rayleigh optical depth calculations

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Volumn 16, Issue 11 PART 2, 1999, Pages 1854-1861

  Bodhaine, Barry A ^a   Wood, Norman B ^a   Dutton, Ellsworth G ^a   Slusser, James R ^b  

^a NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b Department of Ecosystem Science and Sustainability   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NUMERICAL METHOD; OPTICAL DEPTH; RAYLEIGH NUMBER; SCATTERING;

EID: 0033507814     PISSN: 07390572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0426(1999)016<1854:orodc>2.0.co;2     Document Type: Article

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