Unique temperature profiles for the atmosphere below an observer from sunset images

被引：10

作者：

Bruton, WD ^{[1
]}

Kattawar, GW ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] TEXAS A&M UNIV,DEPT PHYS,CTR THEORET PHYS,COLLEGE STN,TX 77843

来源：

APPLIED OPTICS | 1997年 / 36卷 / 27期

关键词：

refraction; temperature profiles; inversion algorithms; ocean optics;

D O I：

10.1364/AO.36.006957

中图分类号：

O43 [光学];

学科分类号：

070207 ; 0803 ;

摘要：

We were able to transform the usual refraction equations for an observer within a spherically symmetric atmosphere into an Abel integral equation that has a unique inverse. It is now possible to extract accurate temperature profiles of the atmosphere below an observer over the marine boundary layer with use of simple edge-finding software on solar images at sunset. Several examples are presented demonstrating the efficiency of the method. (C) 1997 Optical Society of America.

引用

页码：6957 / 6961

页数：5

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