Abstract
Measurements of the skylight polarized radiance distribution were performed at different measurement sites, atmospheric conditions, and three wavelengths with our newly developed Polarization Radiance Distibution Camera System (RADS-IIP), an analyzer-type Stokes parimeter. Three Stokes parameters of skylight (I,Q,U), the degree of polarization, and the plane of polarization are presented in image format. The Arago point and neutral lines have been observed with RADS-IIP. Qualitatively, the dependence of the intensity and polarization data on wavelength, solar zenith angle, and surface albedo is in agreement with the results from computations based on a plane-parallel Rayleigh atmospheric model.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 8753-8764 |
| Number of pages | 12 |
| Journal | Applied Optics |
| Volume | 36 |
| Issue number | 33 |
| State | Published - Nov 20 1997 |
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Polarized radiance distribution measurement of skylight. II. Experiment and data. / Liu, Yi; Voss, Kenneth.
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T1 - Polarized radiance distribution measurement of skylight. II. Experiment and data
AU - Liu, Yi
AU - Voss, Kenneth
PY - 1997/11/20
Y1 - 1997/11/20
N2 - Measurements of the skylight polarized radiance distribution were performed at different measurement sites, atmospheric conditions, and three wavelengths with our newly developed Polarization Radiance Distibution Camera System (RADS-IIP), an analyzer-type Stokes parimeter. Three Stokes parameters of skylight (I,Q,U), the degree of polarization, and the plane of polarization are presented in image format. The Arago point and neutral lines have been observed with RADS-IIP. Qualitatively, the dependence of the intensity and polarization data on wavelength, solar zenith angle, and surface albedo is in agreement with the results from computations based on a plane-parallel Rayleigh atmospheric model.
AB - Measurements of the skylight polarized radiance distribution were performed at different measurement sites, atmospheric conditions, and three wavelengths with our newly developed Polarization Radiance Distibution Camera System (RADS-IIP), an analyzer-type Stokes parimeter. Three Stokes parameters of skylight (I,Q,U), the degree of polarization, and the plane of polarization are presented in image format. The Arago point and neutral lines have been observed with RADS-IIP. Qualitatively, the dependence of the intensity and polarization data on wavelength, solar zenith angle, and surface albedo is in agreement with the results from computations based on a plane-parallel Rayleigh atmospheric model.
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