Polarization Of Reflected Sunlight As Measured From A High-Altitude Balloon

Larry L. Stowe

doi:10.1117/12.955561

19 October 1977 Polarization Of Reflected Sunlight As Measured From A High-Altitude Balloon

Larry L. Stowe

Proceedings Volume 0112, Optical Polarimetry: Instrumentation and Applications; (1977) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.955561
Event: 21st Annual Technical Symposium, 1977, San Diego, United States

Abstract

A high altitude balloon carrying four optical instruments was flown on March 17, 1976, from Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico. A modified spacecraft scanning radiometer (NIMBUS /EARTH RADIATION BUDGET EXPERIMENT) measured the linear polarization properties of reflected sunlight in broad intervals of the visible and near-infrared spectrum. The instrument scanned from horizon to horizon in the principal plane of the sun as the balloon ascended to float altitude of 37 km. The instrument and its calibration will be described. Plots of the intensity, plane and degree of linear polarization will be used with coincident photographs to examine the effects of the earth's surface and atmosphere on polarization.

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Larry L. Stowe "Polarization Of Reflected Sunlight As Measured From A High-Altitude Balloon", Proc. SPIE 0112, Optical Polarimetry: Instrumentation and Applications, (19 October 1977); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.955561

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