Chinese Optics Letters, Volume. 5, Issue 3, 125(2007)
Effect of the reflection of underlying surface on sky radiance distribution
Sky radiance might be influenced by the multiple reflectance between the earth's albedo surface and the atmosphere. Based on the Lambert's law and the radiative transfer equation (RTE), a model is developed to calculate the additional sky radiance at wavelengths of 0.4-3 microns due to the reflectance contribution of the underlying surface. The iterative method is used to calculate sky radiance without the reflectance from underlying surface. The hybrid modified delta-Eddington approximation is used to compute the atmospheric reflection of the radiation from the earth's surface. An interaction factor is introduced to deal with the multiple reflectance between the atmosphere and the underlying surface. The sky radiance increment is evaluated for some different albedos of the earth's surface. The results show that the sky radiance increment rises rapidly while viewing zenith angle is near to 90 deg., and the larger the albedo of the earth's surface is, the more obvious this effect appears.
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[in Chinese], [in Chinese], [in Chinese], [in Chinese], "Effect of the reflection of underlying surface on sky radiance distribution," Chin. Opt. Lett. 5, 125 (2007)