TY - JOUR
T1 - REFLECTIVITY OF THE ATMOSPHERE-INHOMOGENEOUS SURFACES SYSTEM
T2 - LABORATORY SIMULATION.
AU - Mekler, Yuri
AU - Kaufman, Yoram J.
AU - Fraser, Robert S.
PY - 1984
Y1 - 1984
N2 - Theoretical two- and three-dimensional solutions of the radiative transfer equation have been applied to the earth-atmosphere system. Such solutions have not been verified experimentally. A laboratory experiment simulates such a system to test the theory. The atmosphere was simulated by latex spheres suspended in water and the ground by a nonuniform surface, half white and half black. A stable radiation source provided uniform illumination over the hydrosol. The upward radiance along a line orthogonal to the boundary of the two-halves field was recorded for different amounts of the hydrosol. The simulation is a well-defined radiative transfer experiment to test radiative transfer models involving nonuniform surfaces. Good agreement is obtained between the measured and theoretical results.
AB - Theoretical two- and three-dimensional solutions of the radiative transfer equation have been applied to the earth-atmosphere system. Such solutions have not been verified experimentally. A laboratory experiment simulates such a system to test the theory. The atmosphere was simulated by latex spheres suspended in water and the ground by a nonuniform surface, half white and half black. A stable radiation source provided uniform illumination over the hydrosol. The upward radiance along a line orthogonal to the boundary of the two-halves field was recorded for different amounts of the hydrosol. The simulation is a well-defined radiative transfer experiment to test radiative transfer models involving nonuniform surfaces. Good agreement is obtained between the measured and theoretical results.
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U2 - 10.1175/1520-0469(1984)041<2595:ROTAIS>2.0.CO;2
DO - 10.1175/1520-0469(1984)041<2595:ROTAIS>2.0.CO;2
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AN - SCOPUS:0021487840
SN - 0022-4928
VL - 41
SP - 2595
EP - 2604
JO - Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences
JF - Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences
IS - 17
ER -