Spectroscopy and Spectral Analysis, Volume. 35, Issue 3, 700(2015)

The Effect of Observation Geometry on Polarized Skylight Spectrum

ZHANG Ren-bin*, WANG Ling-mei, GAO Jun, and WANG Chi
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    Study on polarized skylight spectral characters while observation geometry changing in different solar zenith angles (SZA), viewing zenith angles (VZA) or relative azimuth angles (RAA). Simulation calculation of cloudless daylight polarimetric spectrum is realized based on the solver, vector discrete ordinate method, of radiative transfer equation. In the Sun’s principal and perpendicular plane, the spectral irradiance data, varying at wavelengths in the range between 0.4 and 3 μm, are calculated to extend the atmospheric polarization spectral information under the conditions: the MODTRAN solar reference spectrum is the only illuminant source; the main influencing factors of polarized radiative transfer include underlying surface albedo, aerosol layers and components, and the absorption of trace gases. Simulation analysis results: (1) While the relative azimuth angle is zero, the magnitude of spectrum U/I is lower than 10-7 and V/I is negligible, the degree of polarization and the spectrum Q/I are shaped like the letter V or mirror-writing U. (2) In twilight, when the Sun is not in FOV of the detector, the polarization of the daytime sky has two maximum near 0.51 and 2.75 μm, and a minimum near 1.5 μm. For arbitrary observation geometry, the spectral signal of V/I may be ignored. According to observation geometry, choosing different spectral bands or polarized signal will be propitious to targets detection.

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    ZHANG Ren-bin, WANG Ling-mei, GAO Jun, WANG Chi. The Effect of Observation Geometry on Polarized Skylight Spectrum[J]. Spectroscopy and Spectral Analysis, 2015, 35(3): 700

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    Paper Information

    Received: Sep. 25, 2013

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: May. 21, 2015

    The Author Email: Ren-bin ZHANG (zhangrb@hfut.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.3964/j.issn.1000-0593(2015)03-0700-06

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