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On the relationship between aerosol content and errors in telephotometer experiments.This paper presents an invariant imbedding theory of multiple scattering phenomena contributing to errors in telephotometer experiments. The theory indicates that there is a simple relationship between the magnitudes of the errors introduced by successive orders of scattering and it is shown that for all optical thicknesses each order can be represented by a coefficient which depends on the field of view of the telescope and the properties of the scattering medium. The verification of the theory and the derivation of the coefficients have been accomplished by a Monte Carlo program. Both monodisperse and polydisperse systems of Mie scatterers have been treated. The results demonstrate that for a given optical thickness the coefficients increase strongly with the mean particle size particularly for the smaller fields of view.
Document ID
19720026865
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Thomas, R. W. L.
(Wolf Research and Development Corp. Riverdale, Md., United States)
Date Acquired
August 6, 2013
Publication Date
November 1, 1971
Subject Category
Instrumentation And Photography
Report/Patent Number
AIAA PAPER 71-1062
Meeting Information
Meeting: Joint Conference on Sensing of Environmental Pollutants
Location: Palo Alto, CA
Start Date: November 8, 1971
End Date: November 10, 1971
Sponsors: ACS, EPA, AIAA, IEEE, NOAA, NASA, ISA
Accession Number
72A10531
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NAS6-1942
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Other

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