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optical depth

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


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2] enables easy calculation of two important broadband parameters of atmospheric turbidity--the Linke turbidity factor and the broadband optical depth (Okulov et al.
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by NASA's Terra and Aqua satellites suggest highly suppressed UVB during these avian influenza outbreaks (Mims FM III, unpublished data).
The optical depth profiling methods are based on the laser induced generation of heat sources in materials [17], with the observation of temperature changes occurring in the time or frequency domain in response to the heat source generation.
 
 
 
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