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turbidity factor |
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turbidity factor [tər′bid·əd·ē ‚fak·tər] (geophysics) A measure of the atmospheric transmission of incident solar radiation; ifI0is the flux density of the solar beam just outside the earth's atmosphere,Ithe flux density measured at the earth's surface with the sun at a zenith distance which implies an optical air massm, andIm,wthe intensity which would be observed at the earth's surface for a pure atmosphere containing 1 centimeter of precipitable water viewed through the given optical air mass, then turbidity factor θ is given by θ=(lnI0-lnI)/(lnI0-lnIm,w). How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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