Improving LOWTRAN near-horizon sky radiance predictions by low-altitude atmospheric layering

Daniel St. Germain

doi:10.1117/12.21882

1 September 1990 Improving LOWTRAN near-horizon sky radiance predictions by low-altitude atmospheric layering

Daniel St. Germain

Proceedings Volume 1312, Propagation Engineering: Third in a Series; (1990) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.21882
Event: 1990 Technical Symposium on Optics, Electro-Optics, and Sensors, 1990, Orlando, FL, United States

Abstract

A study of the LOWTRAN 6 radiance models shows how atmospheric profile layering could improve near-horizon radiance predictions. The LOWTRAN 6 program is used to predict atmospheric path radiance, which is then compared with two sets of measurements made over the Mediterranean Sea. LOWTRAN 6 radiance predictions are made for two atmospheric profiles including radiosonde data. The "zero-order" and the "conservative" scattering models are also examined.

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Daniel St. Germain "Improving LOWTRAN near-horizon sky radiance predictions by low-altitude atmospheric layering", Proc. SPIE 1312, Propagation Engineering: Third in a Series, (1 September 1990); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.21882

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