The Polarized Imaging Nephelometer is an in situ instrument designed and built at the Laboratory for Aerosols, Clouds and Optics (LACO) at the University of Maryland Baltimore County for the measurement of components of the aerosol phase matrix in high angular resolution between 2 to 178 deg scattering angles. The measured phase matrix provides extensive characterization of the scattering properties of the studied aerosols allowing for a very comprehensive set of aerosol scattering parameters. These measurements are essential for the validation of the new generation of aerosol remote sensors like the APS polarimeter in the Glory satellite, and for the construction of accurate models of real aerosol particles, specially the non-spherical ones.
Instrument Details
- Radiation
- Earth Science > Atmosphere > Aerosols > Aerosol Forward ScatterEarth Science > Atmosphere > Aerosols > Aerosol BackscatterEarth Science > Atmosphere > Aerosols
- Troposphere
- 12-36 s
- This data will be added in future versions
- 634 THz, 564 THz, 447 THz
- https://doi.org/10.1364/OE.22.021972
J. Vanderlei Martins
J. Vanderlei Martins
University of Maryland, Baltimore County
NASA Glory Mission Project, SEAC4RS mission
Currently unavailable
Unpublished
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