Diffuse Transmission through Real Atmospheres*

Ralph G. Eldridge; John C. Johnson

doi:10.1364/JOSA.48.000463

Journal of the Optical Society of America
Vol. 48,
Issue 7,
pp. 463-468
(1958)
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Diffuse Transmission through Real Atmospheres

Ralph G. Eldridge and John C. Johnson

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Abstract

Diffuse transmissions through atmospheres of haze and clouds were measured over slant ranges from 0.5 to 9.0 kilometers. The modification of the transmissions when the source was near a diffusely reflecting surface was also measured. The transmissions are presented as curves representing the least squares fit to the experimental data for general weather conditions.

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Fig. No.	Spectrum^a	Meteorological description		k(km⁻¹)	I₀
1	T	Visibility≈35 km.,		0.01	0.95
	IR	Light haze at 1500 meters		0.02	0.36
	V	altitude		0.02	0.13
2	T	Visibility≈25 km, moderate haze at ground level		0.03	0.98
3	T	Visibility≈25 km in moderate haze at ground level	150° aperture	0.01	1.04
			30° aperture	0.03	0.98
			3° aperture	0.04	1.00
4	T—V	Visibility 3–8 km in light fog		0.50	1.05
5	T—V	Visibility≈ $Visibility \approx 1 - 2 \frac{1}{2} km$ km in dense fog		1.66	0.31
6	T	Visibility≈25 km below strato-cumulus clouds, source in clouds, bases 0.4 to 1.2 km		2.88	0.63
7	T	Visibility≈30 km above flat snow covered surface		0.10	2.35
	IR			0.12	1.16
	V			0.13	0.24
8	T—V	Visibility≈20 km in moderate haze below cloud deck, base≈0.3 km		0.06	1.48
9	T—V	Visibility≈8–12 km in light fog and drizzle below cloud deck		0.21	2.10

Field of view	R (km)	N	〈ER〉²_Av	±L^a	ER²_max	ER²_min	I₀	k (km⁻¹)
	0.85	78	1.02	0.046	1.37	0.73
150°	1.21	23	0.89	0.098	1.17	0.67	1.04	0.007
	1.84	39	0.92	0.084	1.29	0.68
	0.85	162	0.78	0.026	1.04	0.53
30°	1.21	82	0.70	0.048	1.03	0.50	0.98	0.026
	1.84	101	0.62	0.039	0.90	0.42
	0.85	23	0.76	0.086	1.00	0.48
3°	1.21	14	0.63	0.098	0.84	0.45	1.00	0.035
	1.84	18	0.52	0.114	0.83	0.36

Fig. No.	Spectrum^a	Meteorological description		k(km⁻¹)	I₀
1	T	Visibility≈35 km.,		0.01	0.95
	IR	Light haze at 1500 meters		0.02	0.36
	V	altitude		0.02	0.13
2	T	Visibility≈25 km, moderate haze at ground level		0.03	0.98
3	T	Visibility≈25 km in moderate haze at ground level	150° aperture	0.01	1.04
			30° aperture	0.03	0.98
			3° aperture	0.04	1.00
4	T—V	Visibility 3–8 km in light fog		0.50	1.05
5	T—V	Visibility≈ $Visibility \approx 1 - 2 \frac{1}{2} km$ km in dense fog		1.66	0.31
6	T	Visibility≈25 km below strato-cumulus clouds, source in clouds, bases 0.4 to 1.2 km		2.88	0.63
7	T	Visibility≈30 km above flat snow covered surface		0.10	2.35
	IR			0.12	1.16
	V			0.13	0.24
8	T—V	Visibility≈20 km in moderate haze below cloud deck, base≈0.3 km		0.06	1.48
9	T—V	Visibility≈8–12 km in light fog and drizzle below cloud deck		0.21	2.10

Field of view	R (km)	N	〈ER〉²_Av	±L^a	ER²_max	ER²_min	I₀	k (km⁻¹)
	0.85	78	1.02	0.046	1.37	0.73
150°	1.21	23	0.89	0.098	1.17	0.67	1.04	0.007
	1.84	39	0.92	0.084	1.29	0.68
	0.85	162	0.78	0.026	1.04	0.53
30°	1.21	82	0.70	0.048	1.03	0.50	0.98	0.026
	1.84	101	0.62	0.039	0.90	0.42
	0.85	23	0.76	0.086	1.00	0.48
3°	1.21	14	0.63	0.098	0.84	0.45	1.00	0.035
	1.84	18	0.52	0.114	0.83	0.36

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