Title :
Aerosol retrieval based on photopolarimetry
Author :
Mukai, Sonoyo ; Sano, Itaru ; Takashima, Tsutomu ; Yamaguchi, Yasushi
Author_Institution :
Fac. of Sci. & Technol., Kinki Univ., Osaka, Japan
Abstract :
Photopolarimetric measurements of atmospheric aerosols are interpreted based on an idea that aerosol characteristics can be estimated in terms of the scattering behavior. The radiance and polarization degree of atmospheric aerosols were measured by using the portable photopolarimeter (FPR2000) at wavelengths 0.559, 0.662 and 0.811 μm, which correspond to the wavelengths of the optical sensor (OPS) on board Japanese Earth Resources Satellite (JERS-1). Therefore the measurements are available not only for the ecological study of the atmosphere but also for the truth data of JERS-1 observations
Keywords :
aerosols; atmospheric composition; atmospheric optics; atmospheric techniques; meteorology; polarimetry; remote sensing; 550 to 811 nm; JERS; JERS-1; Japanese Earth Resources Satellite; aerosol; atmosphere optics; light scattering; measurement technique; photopolarimetry; polarimetry; polarization; retrieval; satellite remote sensing; visible IR infrared; Aerosols; Atmosphere; Atmospheric measurements; Atmospheric waves; Earth; Optical polarization; Optical scattering; Optical sensors; Satellites; Wavelength measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 1994. IGARSS '94. Surface and Atmospheric Remote Sensing: Technologies, Data Analysis and Interpretation., International
Conference_Location :
Pasadena, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-1497-2
DOI :
10.1109/IGARSS.1994.399605
