Development of the mediterranean extinction code (MEDEX)
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The performance of electro-optical systems can be substantially
affected by aerosol particles that scatter and absorb electromagnetic
radiation. The model that is most frequently used for the prediction
of aerosols and their effect on extinction in the marine atmosphere is the
US Navy Aerosol Model (NAM). However, NAM can be significantly less
reliable in coastal areas than on the open ocean. Based on an extensive
series of measurements conducted on the island of Inisheer (Irish West
Coast), an empirical aerosol model for the coastal zone formulated as an
extension of NAM, in which coastal effects are modeled as a function of
fetch, has been developed. This work is extended to the Mediterranean
using an aerosol dataset recorded on the island of Porquerolles in the
Bay of Toulon (France) and has been coupled with the Mie theory to give
a code for the extinction, the code MEDiterranean EXtinction (MEDEX).
affected by aerosol particles that scatter and absorb electromagnetic
radiation. The model that is most frequently used for the prediction
of aerosols and their effect on extinction in the marine atmosphere is the
US Navy Aerosol Model (NAM). However, NAM can be significantly less
reliable in coastal areas than on the open ocean. Based on an extensive
series of measurements conducted on the island of Inisheer (Irish West
Coast), an empirical aerosol model for the coastal zone formulated as an
extension of NAM, in which coastal effects are modeled as a function of
fetch, has been developed. This work is extended to the Mediterranean
using an aerosol dataset recorded on the island of Porquerolles in the
Bay of Toulon (France) and has been coupled with the Mie theory to give
a code for the extinction, the code MEDiterranean EXtinction (MEDEX).
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TNO Identifier
95536
Source
Optical Engineering, 42(April), pp. 912-924.
Pages
912-924