Fine structure of the celestial polarization pattern and its temporal change during the total solar eclipse of 11 August 1999

Remote Sensing of Environment

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 181-201

  Pomozi, István ^a   Gál, József ^a   Horváth, Gábor ^a   Wehner, Rüdiger ^b  

^a EÖTVÖS LORÁND UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

180 field of view imaging polarimetry; Atmospheric optics; Celestial polarization pattern; Change of skylight polarization; Total solar eclipse

Indexed keywords

LIGHT POLARIZATION; SOLAR RADIATION; VECTORS;

CELESTIAL HEMISPHERE;

REMOTE SENSING;

POLARIZATION; REMOTE SENSING; SOLAR ECLIPSE; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

HUNGARY; TUNISIA;

EID: 0342420692     PISSN: 00344257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0034-4257(00)00203-0     Document Type: Article

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