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Modeling of growth and evaporation effects on the extinction of 1.0-micron solar radiation traversing stratospheric sulfuric acid aerosolsThe effects of growth and evaporation of stratospheric sulfuric acid aerosols on the extinction of solar radiation traversing such an aerosol medium are reported for the case of 1.0-micron solar radiation. Modeling results show that aerosol extinction is not very sensitive to the change of ambient water vapor concentration, but is sensitive to ambient temperature changes, especially at low ambient temperatures and high ambient water vapor concentration. A clarification is given of the effects of initial aerosol size distribution and composition on the change of aerosol extinction due to growth and evaporation processes. It is shown that experiments designed to observe solar radiation extinction of aerosols may also be applied to the determination of observed changes in aerosol optical properties, environmental parameters, or the physical and optical characteristics of sulfate aerosols.
Document ID
19820027313
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Yue, G. K.
(Institute for Atmospheric Optics and Remote Sensing Hampton, VA, United States)
Deepak, A.
(Institute for Atmospheric Optics and Remote Sensing Hampton, VA, United States)
Date Acquired
August 10, 2013
Publication Date
October 15, 1981
Publication Information
Publication: Applied Optics
Volume: 20
Subject Category
Geophysics
Accession Number
82A10848
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NAS1-15199
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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