Path-radiance correction by polarization observation of sun glint glitter for remote measurements of tropospheric greenhouse gases

Applied Optics

Volumn 41, Issue 24, 2002, Pages 4945-4957

  Aoki, Tadao ^a   Aoki, Teruo ^a   Fukabori, Masashi ^a  

^a METEOROLOGICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOLS; CLOUDS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; LIGHT POLARIZATION; SOLAR RADIATION; SUN;

PATH RADIANCE (PR);

GREENHOUSE EFFECT;

EID: 0037143942     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 21553165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.41.004945     Document Type: Article

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