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optical depth

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optical depth [′äp·tə·kəl ′depth]
(meteorology)
optical thickness


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Assuming similar optical properties of biomass smoke in Southeast Asia and Brazil, where UV-B and optical depth are highly correlated, optical depth measurements over Thailand and Vietnam by NASA's Terra and Aqua satellites suggest highly suppressed UVB during these avian influenza outbreaks (Mims FM III, unpublished data).
Avian influenza and UV-B blocked by biomass smoke by Mims, Forrest M., III / Environmental Health Perspectives
The optical depth is expected to have changed from 0.
Here's looking at you, Triton - probably by Eberhart, Jonathan / Science News
Two regions linked to Saturn's B-ring, where the ring shows marked changes in optical depth, are the likeliest candidates (see "1' and "2' on cover), Connerney says, but there are others.
Saturn's 'ring rain.' by Eberhart, Jonathan / Science News
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