Rotational Raman scattering (Ring effect) in satellite backscatter ultraviolet measurements
- 20 July 1995
- journal article
- Published by Optica Publishing Group in Applied Optics
- Vol. 34 (21) , 4513-4525
- https://doi.org/10.1364/ao.34.004513
Abstract
A detailed radiative transfer calculation has been carried out to estimate the effects of rotational Raman scattering (RRS) on satellite measurements of backscattered ultraviolet radiation. Raman-scattered light is shifted in frequency from the incident light, which causes filling in of solar Fraunhofer lines in the observed backscattered spectrum (also known as the Ring effect). The magnitude of the rotational Raman scattering filling in is a function of wavelength, solar zenith angle, surface reflectance, surface pressure, and instrument spectral resolution. The filling in predicted by our model is found to be in agreement with observations from the Shuttle Solar Backscatter Ultraviolet Radiometer and the Nimbus-7 Solar Backscatter Ultraviolet Radiometer.Keywords
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