Theoretical Estimates of Cloud Reflection and Transmission in the Infrared
- 1 July 1965
- journal article
- Published by Optica Publishing Group in Applied Optics
- Vol. 4 (7) , 847-851
- https://doi.org/10.1364/ao.4.000847
Abstract
The angular dependence of cloud reflectivity and transmissivity calculated on the basis of single scattering is shown as a function of insolation and scattering angles. Estimates have been made of the albedo of thick water clouds at several wavelengths from λ = 1.9 μ to 4.3 μ using single-scattering theory in regions, where water absorbs strongly, and the multiple-scattering result of Romanova [ Opt. Spectry. (USSR)14, 135 ( 1963).], where absorption is weak. These are compared to experimental results in the 2.7-μ band.Keywords
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