How well does the Rayleigh model describe the E-vector distribution of skylight in clear and cloudy conditions? A full-sky polarimetric study

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

Volumn 21, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 1669-1676

  Suhai, Bence ^a   Horváth, Gábor ^a  

^a EÖTVÖS LORÁND UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC OPTICS; ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; LIGHT POLARIZATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; POLARIMETERS; RAYLEIGH SCATTERING; REMOTE SENSING; VECTORS;

CELESTIAL POLARIZATION; E VECTOR DISTRIBUTION; FULL SKY IMAGING POLARIMETRY; RAYLEIGH MODEL; SKYLIGHT; SOLAR ILLUMINATION;

LIGHT SCATTERING;

EID: 4544253236     PISSN: 10847529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAA.21.001669     Document Type: Article

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