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JOURNAL OF QUANTITATIVE SPECTROSCOPY & RADIATIVE TRANSFER
Volume 109, Issue 8, Pages 1496-1503Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.jqsrt.2007.12.014
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light scattering; atmospheric aerosols; nephelometer; Anderson approximation
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Total aerosol scattering and backscattering atmospheric values are typically obtained with an integrating nephelometer. Due to design limitations, measurements do not cover the full (0 degrees-180 degrees) angular range, and correction factors are necessary. The effect of angle cutoff is examined for a number of particle size distributions and refractive indices. Scattering data for sub-micron particles can be corrected by the use of a modified Anderson approximation, while data for larger particle distributions can be approximated by a function of the effective size parameter. Correction factors for the hemispheric backscatter ratio are found to be small if nonsphericity is assumed. Such approximations will help more accurate corrections for angle range, particularly at large size parameter values. (C) 2007 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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