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The influence of haze on infrared radiation measurements detected by space vehicles

Year: 1965

Type: article

Abstract: A method is outlined to investigate the influence of thin cirrus layers, invisible to the naked eye, upon the long wave flux leaving the atmosphere. Radiative properties of spherical ice particles acting as primary scatterers and absorbers of infrared radiation have been taken into account. The combined radiative effects of ice particles with gaseous absorbers were estimated to determine the influence of thin cirrus layers on the outgoing long wave radiation within the 6.0–6.5 μ and 8–12 μ region as well as the total infrared spectrum. An estimate is also made of the effect of the stratospheric haze layer upon the outgoing radiation.

Source: Tellus A Dynamic Meteorology and Oceanography

DOI: 10.3402/tellusa.v17i2.9048

Authors: Wilford Zdunkowski, Donald Henderson, J. Vern Hales

Institution: University of Utah

Language: English

Topic: Atmospheric aerosols and clouds

Subfield: Global and Planetary Change

Field: Environmental Science

Domain: Physical Sciences

SDG: Climate action

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $1,410