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Multiple-scattering effects of atmosphere aerosols on light-transmission measurements

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Multiple-scattering effects of atmosphere aerosols are of interest for remote sensing, free-space communications, and atmosphere detection. In the present work, the multiple-scattering effects of atmosphere aerosols on light-transmission measurements are, for the first time, investigated through numerical simulations based on the Monte Carlo method. For different extinction coefficients of the atmosphere, the multiple-scattering effects are discussed with respect to the aerosol asymmetry factor and the intended optical system parameters such as the baseline length, the area of the photoelectronic detector, and the field of view. As the simulation results, the total photon energies of scattering of each order are demonstrated. It is shown that the multiple-scattering effects are influenced by all the mentioned factors, as expected. Our work is useful for improving the optical systems based on the light-transmission measurements that are widely employed in weather observation and aerosol characterizations.

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The work is supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (U1533113) and the special Grant of Civil Aviation University of China (3122016B001).

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  1. Tianjin Key Laboratory for Advanced Signal Processing, Civil Aviation University of China, Tianjin, 300300, China

    Yuzhao Ma & Xinglong Xiong

  2. College of Electronic Information and Automation, Civil Aviation University of China, Tianjin, 300300, China

    Yuzhao Ma, Wenrong Liu, Yafeng Cui & Xinglong Xiong

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Ma, Y., Liu, W., Cui, Y. et al. Multiple-scattering effects of atmosphere aerosols on light-transmission measurements. Opt Rev 24, 590–599 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10043-017-0352-9

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