Light scattering in the Earth's atmosphere (an essay on the 150th anniversary of the discovery by Arago of the polarization of light in the daytime sky, and on the 100th anniversary of the discovery by Govi of the polarization of light in scattering)

1. Introduction 346
2. The Puzzle of the Daytime Sky and the Discovery of Light Scattering 347
3. Description of Light and the Properties of the Medium in the Scattering Act 352
4. Atmospheric Transmission and the Aerosol 354
5. The Polarization Map of the Sky; the Anisotropy of Molecules and Multiple Scattering 358
6. The Brightness Map of the Sky and the Scattering Function 361
7. Optical Probing of the Atmosphere and the Problem of Interpretation of the Data 364
8. Propagation of Light in Clouds and Fogs and Similar Problems 368
9. Radiation Climatology and the Optics of the Aerosol 368

PACS: 42.68.Ay, 42.68.Jg, 42.68.Mj, 92.60.Mt, 92.60.Nv, 92.60.Vb (all)
DOI: 10.1070/PU1960v003n03ABEH003276
URL: https://ufn.ru/en/articles/1960/3/c/
Citation: Rozenberg G V "Light scattering in the Earth's atmosphere (an essay on the 150th anniversary of the discovery by Arago of the polarization of light in the daytime sky, and on the 100th anniversary of the discovery by Govi of the polarization of light in scattering)" Sov. Phys. Usp. 3 346–371 (1960)

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Оригинал: Розенберг Г В «Рассеяние света в земной атмосфере (Очерк к 150-летию открытия Араго поляризации света дневного неба и 100-летию открытия Гови поляризации света при рассеянии)» УФН 71 173–213 (1960); DOI: 10.3367/UFNr.0071.196006a.0173

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