Title :
Measurements of the aureole phase function during heavy rain
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Technion-Israel Inst. of Technol., Haifa, Israel
fDate :
11/1/1988 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The results of ground-based forward-scattering UV radiation measurements during heavy rain are reported. A distinctive diffraction pattern was observed with secondary peaks at 1.2° and 1.9°. It is suggested that millimeter-sized raindrops break up and generate 10-μm particle spray. It is concluded that a rain model must include the spray effect to predict correctly the propagation of thermal IR radiation near the ground
Keywords :
atmospheric boundary layer; atmospheric optics; atmospheric radiation; rain; 10 micron; IR; atmosphere; aureole phase function; break up; diffraction pattern; forward-scattering UV radiation; ground; heavy rain; infrared; optics; propagation; rain model; rain splash; raindrops; secondary peaks; spray effect; thermal radiation; ultraviolet; Aerosols; Atmospheric measurements; Geophysical measurements; Light scattering; Mie scattering; Optical scattering; Particle scattering; Phase measurement; Rain; Rayleigh scattering;
Journal_Title :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing, IEEE Transactions on
