Skylight polarization spectra: Numerical simulation of the Ring effect

Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres

Volumn 107, Issue 20, 2002, Pages AAC-1-1-AAC-1-15

  Stam, D M ^a,c   Aben, I ^b   Helderman, F ^b  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b SRON NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR SPACE RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

0305 Atmospheric Composition and Structure: Aerosols and particles (0345, 4801); 0343 Atmospheric Composition and Structure: Planetary atmospheres (5405, 5407, 5409, 5704, 5705, 5707)

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; ATMOSPHERIC OPTICS; BAND STRUCTURE; CLOUDS; LIGHT POLARIZATION; RAMAN SCATTERING; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS;

AEROSOL; POLARIZATION; SPECTRAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 36448972021     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2001JD000951     Document Type: Article

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