Expand this Topic clickable element to expand a topic
Skip to content
Optica Publishing Group

Reflection of Light Pulses from Clouds

Not Accessible

Your library or personal account may give you access

Abstract

The reflection of light pulses from clouds is calculated by a Monte Carlo technique for all orders of multiple scattering. The photons are emitted within a narrow cone, scattered by water droplets and ice crystals in clouds as well as by Rayleigh scattering centers and aerosols, and finally detected at the source position. The returned flux is determined as a function of the photon path length for: (1) three different size distributions for the cloud particles (haze C, nimbostratus, ice crystal); (2) two different variations of the number density with height of the scattering centers within the cloud; (3) six different zenith angles of the source. The influence of detector half-width and of the atmosphere on the returned flux is studied. The returned flux as a function of the photon path length depends on both the size distribution of the particles within the cloud and on the density of scattering centers as a function of height.

© 1971 Optical Society of America

Full Article  |  PDF Article
More Like This
Radiance and Polarization of Light Reflected from Optically Thick Clouds

G. W. Kattawar and G. N. Plass
Appl. Opt. 10(1) 74-80 (1971)

Radiative Transfer in Water and Ice Clouds in the Visible and Infrared Region

G. N. Plass and G. W. Kattawar
Appl. Opt. 10(4) 738-748 (1971)

Influence of Particle Size Distribution on Reflected and Transmitted Light from Clouds

George W. Kattawar and Gilbert N. Plass
Appl. Opt. 7(5) 869-878 (1968)

Cited By

You do not have subscription access to this journal. Cited by links are available to subscribers only. You may subscribe either as an Optica member, or as an authorized user of your institution.

Contact your librarian or system administrator
or
Login to access Optica Member Subscription

Figures (11)

You do not have subscription access to this journal. Figure files are available to subscribers only. You may subscribe either as an Optica member, or as an authorized user of your institution.

Contact your librarian or system administrator
or
Login to access Optica Member Subscription

Select as filters


Select Topics Cancel
© Copyright 2024 | Optica Publishing Group. All Rights Reserved