- Glory of clouds in the near infrared.
Article
Bib No.:
- 416095
Authors:
- Spinhirne, J.D.
- Nakajima, T.
Publication Date:
- 1994
Physical Description:
- pp.4652-4662
Subjects:
- ATMOSPHERIC PHENOMENA - GLORIES
- METEOROLOGY - RADIATION - INFRARED RADIATION
Citation:
- Applied Optics, VOL. 33 NO. 21, 1994
Holding Location:
- See Parent Record
Link to Parent Record:
Parent Record:
- Applied Optics.
Parent Details:
- VOL. 33 NO. 21, 1994
Media Type:
- Article
Collection:
- Library Collection
Language:
- English
Abstract:
- Spectrally resolved visible and infrared images of marine stratus clouds were acquired from the NASA ER-2 high-altitude aircraft during the 1987 First International Cloud Climatology Program Regional Experiment. The images were obtained by cross-track scanning radiometers. Data images at near-infrared wavelengths show frequent and readily apparent brightness features that are due to glory single scattering. The observations and subsequent analysis by radiative transfer calculation show that the glory is a significant feature of near-infrared solar reflectance from water clouds. Glory observations and calculations based on in-cloud microphysics measurements agree well. The most dramatic difference from the visible glory is that the scattering angles are significantly larger in the near infrared. The glory is also apparently more distinct in the near infrared than in the visible, as scattering size parameters....