It is shown that such photopolarimetric data are highly sensitive to the size distribution and refractive
index of aerosol particles, which reduces the nonuniqueness in aerosol retrievals using such data as compared with less comprehensive datasets.
Not exact matches
The
index of refraction and an average size
of the
aerosol particles formed are close to those characteristic
of the natural stratospheric
aerosol.
The UV
Aerosol Index (UV - AI), which is an excellent indicator
of the column amounts
of light - absorbing
particles in clear as well as cloudy atmospheres, showed 2016 was the smokiest season on record since 2004.