Rayleigh scattering in the upper atmosphere
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Rayleigh-scattering calculations for the terrestrial atmosphere.
Rayleigh-scattering cross sections and volume-scattering coefficients are computed for standard air; they incorporate the variation of the depolarization factor with wavelength. Rayleigh optical depths are then calculated for the 1962 U.S. Standard Atmosphere and for five supplementary models. Analytic formulas are derived for each of the parameters listed. The new optical depths can be 1.3% lo...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Atmospheric and Terrestrial Physics
سال: 1966
ISSN: 0021-9169
DOI: 10.1016/0021-9169(66)90033-x