Physics – Optics
Scientific paper
Aug 1997
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1997kfnt...13d...3y&link_type=abstract
Kinematika i Fizika Nebesnykh Tel, vol. 13, p. 3
Physics
Optics
Planetary Atmospheres, Atmospheric Optics, Optical Thickness, Line Spectra, Absorption Spectra, Cloud Cover, Atmospheric Diffusion
Scientific paper
A plane-parallel semiinfinite cloudy atmosphere illuminated by parallel rays is considered. An algorithm for finding the effective optical depth of absorption line formation, te, is studied. For a homogeneous atmosphere, it is shown that the algorithm to calculate te can be led to the solution of diffusion reflection problem, i.e., to finding an appropriate coefficient of light reflection by the atmosphere. The case of an elementary nonspherical phase function is investigated in detail. A simple approximate formula is given to estimate te. For the case of isotropic light scattering, the formula determining the dispersion of te is found. Results of calculations by this formula show that the value of te is rather inaccurate. Some cases of inhomogeneous atmospheres are considered.
Ovsak A. S.
Yanovitskij G. J. Eh.
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