Abstract

Spectral transmissions through haze are computed using meteorological observations to specify aerosol scattering and water vapor, carbon dioxide, and ozone absorption. The computed spectral transmissions are compared with the appropriate experimental transmissions to evaluate the degree to which a natural spectral transmission can be simulated by a computed spectral transmission. The comparison indicates that the dominant atmospheric attenuating parameter is the absolute distribution of aerosols.

© 1967 Optical Society of America

Water Vapor Absorption of Visible and Near Infrared Radiation

Ralph G. Eldridge
Appl. Opt. 6(4) 709-713 (1967)

Aerosol Extinction Contribution to Atmospheric Attenuation in Infrared Wavelengths

John A. Hodges
Appl. Opt. 11(10) 2304-2310 (1972)

Direct Solar Radiation up to 30 km and Stratification of Attenuation Components in the Stratosphere

K. Ya. Kondratiev, G. A. Nicolsky, I. Ya. Badinov, and S. D. Andreev
Appl. Opt. 6(2) 197-207 (1967)

Near Infrared Atmospheric Absorption Over a 25-knm Horizontal Path at Sea Level

John L. Streete, J. H. Taylor, and S. L. Ball
Appl. Opt. 6(3) 489-496 (1967)

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L. Elterman
Appl. Opt. 9(8) 1804-1810 (1970)