Non-conservative Rayleigh scattering in a finite atmosphere - II. Polarization in telluric lines

dc.contributor.author	Mohan Rao, D
dc.contributor.author	Rangarajan, K. E
dc.contributor.author	Abhyankar, K. D
dc.date.accessioned	2007-09-14T09:15:52Z
dc.date.available	2007-09-14T09:15:52Z
dc.date.issued	1995
dc.identifier.citation	BASI, Vol. 23, No. 2, pp. 211-225	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/2248/1790
dc.description.abstract	We consider non-conservative Rayleigh scattering in finite atmospheres and study the polarization in the molecular lines both in the transmitted and reflected sunlight. We first investigate the parameterized models to estimate the effects of optical thickness, line strength, continuous absorption etc. on line polarization. This study helped us to analyse some typical O2 and H20 band lines in the earth's atmosphere. For the chosen parameters, we find that the polarization is more sensitive to optical thickness than the line strength. The continuous absorption affects the wing polarization selectively.	en
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dc.language.iso	en	en
dc.publisher	Astronomical Society of India	en
dc.relation.uri	http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1995BASI...23..211M	en
dc.subject	polarization	en
dc.subject	earth's atmosphere	en
dc.subject	telluric lines	en
dc.title	Non-conservative Rayleigh scattering in a finite atmosphere - II. Polarization in telluric lines	en
dc.type	Article	en