Polarization of the moonlit clear night sky measured by full-sky imaging polarimetry at full Moon: Comparison of the polarization of moonlit and sunlit skies

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 106, Issue D19, 2001, Pages 22647-22653

  Gál, József ^a   Horváth, Gábor ^a   Barta, András ^a   Wehner, Rüdiger ^b  

^a EÖTVÖS LORÁND UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEXAPODA;

MOON; POLARIZATION; ZENITH ANGLE;

EID: 0034766003     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000JD000085     Document Type: Article

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