{"title":"Optical depths and haze particle sizes during AGASP III","authors":"Peter Pilewskie, Francisco P.J. Valero","doi":"10.1016/0960-1686(93)90320-X","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The optical properties of Arctic Haze were studied using a total-direct-diffuse radiometer as part of the Arctic Gas Aerosol Sampling Project, part III (AGASP III). The radiometer was installed on the NOAA WP-3D research aircraft and measured solar downwelling irradiance in seven narrow-band channels in the visible and near-infra-red. Haze optical depths had maximum values near 0.1 in the mid-visible for AGASP flights 310 and 311. An inferred particle size spectrum from flight 311 extinction measurements showed two dominant modes near 0.1 and 0.8 μm. A method of retrieving the angular dependence of scattered radiation is presented and suggests the presence of thin cirrus.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100139,"journal":{"name":"Atmospheric Environment. Part A. General Topics","volume":"27 17","pages":"Pages 2895-2899"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"1993-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/0960-1686(93)90320-X","citationCount":"8","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Atmospheric Environment. Part A. General Topics","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/096016869390320X","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
The optical properties of Arctic Haze were studied using a total-direct-diffuse radiometer as part of the Arctic Gas Aerosol Sampling Project, part III (AGASP III). The radiometer was installed on the NOAA WP-3D research aircraft and measured solar downwelling irradiance in seven narrow-band channels in the visible and near-infra-red. Haze optical depths had maximum values near 0.1 in the mid-visible for AGASP flights 310 and 311. An inferred particle size spectrum from flight 311 extinction measurements showed two dominant modes near 0.1 and 0.8 μm. A method of retrieving the angular dependence of scattered radiation is presented and suggests the presence of thin cirrus.