Polarization and Intensity of Light in the Atmosphere |
Contents
The Nature of Polarized Light | 1 |
Basic Problems of Radiative Transfer in the Atmosphere | 29 |
Scattering by Single Particles | 59 |
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Common terms and phrases
absorption albedo almucantar altitude angle of incidence angular antisolar approximately Arago point arcs atmospheric conditions atmospheric turbidity azimuth Babinet point beam Brewster point Bullrich Chichon clear atmosphere coefficient color components computations Coulson decrease degree of polarization Descartes rays deviation diagram different wavelengths direction distribution dust effects El Chichon eruption Figure function of sun halo horizon ice crystals incident light increasing index of refraction indicated Krakatoa longer wavelengths magnitude matrix Mauna Loa Observatory Mie theory multiple scattering negative polarization neutral points nonspherical normal observations optical thickness oriented particles plane of polarization Pmax polarimeter polariza polarization maximum position prism radiative Rayleigh atmosphere Rayleigh scattering region relatively scattering angle Sekera shown in Fig skylight skylight intensity skylight polarization solar depression solar zenith angle spectral spheres Stokes parameters stratosphere sun elevation sun's vertical surface reflection tion turbidity twilight unpolarized values vector wave wavelengths