High-spectral resolution simulation of polarization of skylight: Sensitivity to aerosol vertical profile

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 35, Issue 20, 2008, Pages

  Zeng, Jing ^a,b   Han, Qingyuan ^a   Wang, Jun ^b,c,d  

^a National Space Science and Technology Center   (United States)

^b NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION; GAS ABSORPTION; GEOPHYSICS; POLARIZATION; RADIATION; RADIATIVE TRANSFER; SPECTRAL RESOLUTION; WINDOWS;

ABSORPTION BANDS; AEROSOL COMPOSITIONS; AEROSOL OPTICAL THICKNESSES; AEROSOL PROFILES; AEROSOL SCATTERINGS; AT WAVELENGTHS; DEGREE OF LINEAR POLARIZATIONS; HIGH RESOLUTIONS; MOLECULAR ABSORPTIONS; POLARIZATION DATUMS; RADIANCE DATUMS; RADIATIVE TRANSFER MODELS; SINGLE SCATTERING PROPERTIES; TRANSPORT MODELS; TROPOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; VECTOR RADIATIVE TRANSFER MODELS; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTIONS; VERTICAL PROFILES;

AEROSOLS;

AEROSOL; CLEAR SKY; CLOUD COVER; COMPUTER SIMULATION; LIGHT INTENSITY; OPTICAL DEPTH; POLARIZATION; RADIATIVE TRANSFER; SPECTRAL RESOLUTION; TROPOSPHERE; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 58249083341     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008GL035645     Document Type: Article

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