AN ATLAS OF AEROSOL ATTENUATION AND EXTINCTION PROFILES FOR THE TROPOSPHERE AND STRATOSPHERE
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- 1 December 1966
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- Published by Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC)
Abstract
Light scattering measurements were carried out to determine the aerosol properties of the atmosphere. First the expression for the aerosol attenuation coefficient is derived, based on the field geometry in conjunction with Rayleigh and aerosol scattering considerations. Then the results derived from the measurements are discussed. The paper concludes with an atlas of 105 profiles for altitudes to about 35 km (the data does not exclude the presence of aerosols with low number density between 35 to 70 km). These profiles consist of aerosol attenuation and extinction coefficients as a function of altitude. Since the coefficients are proportional to aerosol number density, the profiles yield information concerning aerosol stratification. A plot for the computed mean of the 105 vertical profiles is included.Keywords
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