학술논문
Development of an experiment for visible radiation measurements from a satellite
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English
Abstract
The inversion problem, I.E., determining the atmospheric turbidity from polarimetry of radiation emerging from the earth's atmosphere, is presented. A major theoretical advance was made by finding a successful approximation for the forward peak scattering of aerosols together with a simplified characterization of particle size distributions. An engineering model of a multibarreled photopolarimeter suitable for operation from a satellite was evaluated in laboratory and high altitude jet aircraft tests. Comparison of the data from flights over the Mexican desert with theoretical curves for a Rayleigh atmosphere with negligible turbidity is in agreement.