Author Affiliations
1 Key Laboratory of Optical Calibration and Characterization, Anhui Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei, Anhui 230031, China2 University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, Chinashow less
Fig. 1. Phase functions and linear polarization degrees of ellipsoidal nonspherical particles with different aspect ratios in fine-mode state M4. (a) Prolate spheroid, F11; (b) prolate spheroid, -F12/F11; (c) oblate spheroid, F11; (d) oblate spheroid, -F12/F11
Fig. 2. Phase functions and linear polarization degrees of ellipsoidal nonspherical particles with different aspect ratios in coarse-mode state M9. (a) Prolate spheroid, F11; (b) prolate spheroid, -F12/F11; (c) oblate spheroid, F11; (d) oblate spheroid, -F12/F11
Fig. 3. Scattering matrix comparison of spherical particles and nonspherical particles with equal-probability ellipsoidal distribution in fine-mode state M4. (a) F11; (b) -F12/F11; (c) F22/F11; (d) F33/F11; (e) F34/F11; (f) F44/F11
Fig. 4. Scattering matrix comparison of spherical particles and nonspherical particles with equal-probability ellipsoidal distribution in coarse-mode state M9. (a) F11; (b) -F12/F11; (c) F22/F11; (d) F33/F11; (e) F34/F11; (f) F44/F11
Fig. 5. Polarized reflectance versus optical depth for spherical and nonspherical particles in different states. (a) Fine-mode state M4; (b) coarse-mode state M9
Fig. 6. Flow chart of ocean aerosol retrieval
Fig. 7. Retrieval results of optical depths of spherical and nonspherical aerosol particles. (a) Morning; (b) afternoon
Fig. 8. Measured and simulated polarized reflectance for AMPR at 865 nm. (a) Morning; (b) afternoon
Time | Altitude /km | Solarzenith | Scan angle | Weather |
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2012-08-10T10:02-10:17 | 3.1 | 34.2°<θs<37.2° | -38°<θscan<29° | Clear, cloudless | 2012-08-10T13:53-14:07 | 3.2 | 32.4°<θs<34.4° | -38°<θscan<29° | Clear, cloudless |
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Table 1. Main parameters for flight
Time | Mode | Averaged AOD | MSE_τ | Static number |
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| Nonspheroid particle | 0.1619 | 0.0887 | | Morning | Spherical particle | 0.1432 | 0.1648 | 106 | | CE318 | 0.1635 | | 6 | | Nonspheroid particle | 0.0560 | 0.0557 | | Afternoon | Spherical particle | 0.0517 | 0.1813 | 94 | | CE318 | 0.0563 | | 4 |
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Table 2. Average value and relative root-mean-square error of spherical and nonspherical aerosols