OPTIKA ATMOSFERY I OKEANA JOURNAL
V.E. ZUEV INSTITUTE OF ATMOSPHERIC OPTICS
Vol. 5, issue 02, article # 11
pdf Mel'nikova I. N. Analytical formulas for determining optical parameters of a cloud layer based on the measured characteristics of the solar radiation field. 2. Experimental results. // Atmospheric and oceanic optics. 1992. V. 5. No. 02. P. 116-120.Copy the reference to clipboard
Abstract:
The method of determination of the optical parameters of a cloud is applied to aircraft spectral radiation measurements in cloud layers and the spectral dependencies of the scattering and absorption coefficients are calculated for four experiments. A strong spectral dependence of the scattering coefficient and a high value of the absorption coefficient are obtained. The explanation of these facts and empirical formulas for obtaining true values of optical parameters of clouds are proposed. The obtained values of true absorption can explain the so–called "anomalous short–wave absorption" by clouds.