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Retrieval of aerosol scattering phase function and single scattering albedo according to data of radiation measurements in solar almucantar: Numerical simulation

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The paper considers two iteration methods for retrieving the aerosol scattering phase function and single scattering albedo, referenced to the total atmospheric column, from clear-sky radiance measurements in the solar almucantar. Numerical simulation (visible spectral range) is used to study the convergence of the methods and the sensitivity of the retrieved parameters to the aerosol optical depth and surface albedo and to the accuracy of their specification, as well as to errors of measurements of scattered solar radiation. It is shown that the optical situations with high to moderate atmospheric transparency are most favorable for solution of the inverse problem.

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Original Russian Text © T.V. Bedareva, T.B. Zhuravleva, 2011, published in Optica Atmosfery i Okeana.

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Bedareva, T.V., Zhuravleva, T.B. Retrieval of aerosol scattering phase function and single scattering albedo according to data of radiation measurements in solar almucantar: Numerical simulation. Atmos Ocean Opt 24, 373–384 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1134/S102485601104004X

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