Abstract: Model calculations show that the aerosol particles within the lower troposphere usually contribute more than 80% to the total optical thickness of all particles within the atmosphere. For relative humidities higher than ...

Abstract: Measurements of the scattering-phase function and of the polarization of skylight in rather strong haze of turbidity type 2, in the wavelength range from 0.38 to 1.76 ?, have been made at Mainz, Germany. As already found ...