Physics
Scientific paper
Jul 1987
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1987tellb..39..261f&link_type=abstract
Tellus, Series B - Chemical and Physical Meteorology (ISSN 0280-6509), vol. 39B, July 1987, p. 261-270.
Physics
Earth Albedo, Earth Atmosphere, Radiation Measurement, Satellite Observation, Ultraviolet Spectra, Geomagnetic Latitude, Nimbus 7 Satellite, Rayleigh Scattering, Vertical Distribution, Visible Spectrum
Scientific paper
The solar backscattered ultraviolet spectral radiometer on the Nimbus 7 satellite provides a unique set of radiation measurements which allows an evaluation of the spectral albedo of the earth and its atmosphere in the wavelength range 300 to 340 nm. Near 340 nm, the derived spectral albedo expressed as a function of latitude and month exceeds that in the visible part of the spectrum, with values near 45 percent existing equatorward of 30 deg and an increase to 60-80 percent toward the poles. At middle to high latitudes, the monthly mean spectral albedo exceeds the contribution from Rayleigh scattering alone by factors of 1.4 to 2.2. At wavelengths from 300 to 310 nm, where absorption by stratospheric ozone is significant, the daylight averaged spectral albedos receive negligible contribution from scattering by tropospheric clouds, yet the derived values exceed those predicted for Rayleigh scattering from a clean stratosphere. These observations are consistent with the presence of an atmospheric scattering layer, distinct from cloudiness, located at an altitude above the tropopause.
Frederick John E.
Serafino George N.
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