The Transfer of Visible Radiation through Clouds

摘要: Abstract The transfer of visible radiation through terrestrial clouds has been calculated by a Monte Carlo computer program using Henyey-Greenstein phase function which is similar to the true scattering water droplet clouds. From fact that maximum albedo thick stratocumulus 0.7–0.8, it deduced 1 − ω0 order 10−3, where single albedo. This value ∼104 times larger than expected from pure water. It argued aerosols upon cloud droplets condensed are source absorption. A set simple formulae and tables presented give reflection transmission having an arbitrary function. For optical depths τc > 10, they accurate few per cent provided (1 ω0)/(1 g) < 10−2, g = ¯cosθ θ angle. Over same range parameters, about 1% for