Polarization patterns of thick clouds: Overcast skies have distribution of the angle of polarization similar to that of clear skies

Journal of the Optical Society of America A: Optics and Image Science, and Vision

Volumn 24, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 2347-2356

  Hegedüs, Ramón ^a   Åkesson, Susanne ^b   Horváth, Gábor ^a  

^a EÖTVÖS LORÁND UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOUDS; LIGHT POLARIZATION; LIGHT TRANSMISSION; POLARIMETERS;

CELESTIAL DISTRIBUTION; OVERCAST SKY; SKY POLARIZATION;

ATMOSPHERIC OPTICS;

EID: 38849145064     PISSN: 10847529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAA.24.002347     Document Type: Article

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