Fig. 1. Influence of atmosphere parameters (solar zenith angle=25°, view zenith angle=45°, relative azimuth angle=60°, elevation=1  km, reflectance=0.25). (a) Influence of water vapor (ozone content=3  atm-cm, visibility >5  km), (b) influence of ozone (water vapor content=2.0  g/cm2, visibility >5  km), (c) influence of aerosol optical thickness (ozone content=3 atm-cm, water vapor content=2.0  g/cm2).

Fig. 2. Flow chart of polarized reflectance retrieval.

Fig. 3. LCVR imager and laboratory experiment. (a) LCVR imager and (b) painted metal board.

Fig. 4. Polarization images and processed images of painted metal board obtained from outdoor experiments (wavelength=676  nm, solar zenith angle=25°, view zenith angle=45°, relative azimuth angle=60°). (a) Original polarization images, (b) intensity image, (c) polarization degree image, (d) polarization angle image.

Fig. 5. Experiment results of painted metal board at 676 nm.

Fig. 6. Retrieval results in the AOT condition of 0, 0.30, 0.50, 0.55, and 0.60.