Solution of the inhomogeneous Rayleigh scattering atmosphere

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...

New determination of Rayleigh scattering in the terrestrial atmosphere.

New Rayleigh-scattering optical thickness values for the terrestrial atmosphere in the 260 < lambda < 1500-nm wavelength range have been calculated using updated data on atmospheric optical parameters. The calculations include molecular scattering from water vapor and take into account varying atmospheric composition with altitude. The new Rayleigh-scattering coefficients average 4.5% lower tha...

Interferometry of hyper-Rayleigh scattering by inhomogeneous thin films.

The use of specific symmetry properties of optical second-harmonic generation (the s, s-exclusion rule) has allowed us to observe high-contrast hyper-Rayleigh interference patterns in completely diffuse light, an effect that has no analog in the case of linear (Rayleigh) scattering.

Hyper-Rayleigh scattering of centrosymmetric molecules in solution

Full-Spectral Rendering of the Earth’s Atmosphere using a Physical Model of Rayleigh Scattering

The results of a project which developed a rendering system to produce synthetic images of the Earth and its atmosphere using purely physical methods are presented. Two distinct features of this system are emphasised: (1) physically realistic models of the atmosphere’s density distribution, the spectral energy distribution of solar radiation impinging on the atmosphere and the molecular scatter...