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Refraction is an important factor influencing radiative transfer since it can change both the propagation path and polarization state of electromagnetic wave. In order to discuss the influence of atmospheric refraction on radiative transfer process, a Monte Carlo vector radiative transfer model, which takes atmospheric refraction into account, is introduced. By using this model, photon random movement in uniform atmospheric layer and at the interfaces between adjacent layers is simulated, Stokes vectors and degrees of polarizations of both directly transmitted and diffuse light, and irradiance at the specific layer is also calculated. The model is validated under two conditions: with taking atmospheric refraction into account, and comparing the simulation results with those in the literature; with taking refraction index distributed homogeneously in space, in which case the model is validated against DISORT and RT3. So, the results indicates that our model is accurate and reliable. The influences of atmospheric refraction on the Stokes vectors of diffuse light in different directions are discussed for pure molecular atmosphere, with only Rayleigh scattering considered. Simulations are performed respectively for different solar zenith angles, for different atmospheric profiles, for aerosols with different types and particle shapes, and for clouds with different base heights and optical depths, and correspondingly, the effect of atmospheric refraction on radiative transfer process is discussed as well. Simulation results show that Stokes vector of diffuse light is influenced by atmospheric refraction to a certain extent, especially for light with a zenith angle ranging from 70 to 110, and with the increasing of solar zenith angle, the influence becomes stronger. When atmospheric profile changes, the effect of atmospheric refraction on polarized radiance field is also changed, for which the possible reason is that deference between atmospheric profiles leads to the variation of refraction index profile. When aerosol and cloud are taken into account, the influence of atmospheric refraction is reduced because of the decreasing of the ratio between side-scattering energy and backward scattering energy. Comparing the simulation results for different aerosol particles shows that the influences of atmospheric refractions in mineral and sea salt aerosol are much stronger than that in water soluble aerosol, besides, there is also great discrepancy among results for aerosols with different shapes. This phenomenon may be explained by the differences in scattering ability and spatial distribution of scattering energy among different aerosols. For cloud, there is no significant difference in result among different cloud base heights, while with the increasing of cloud optical depth, the influence of atmospheric refraction on polarized radiance is gradually weakened.
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Keywords:
- atmospheric refraction /
- vector radiative transfer /
- Monte Carlo /
- Stokes vector
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[1] Sheng P X, Mao J T, Li J G, et al. 2003 Atmospheric Physics (Beijing: Beijing University Express) p62 (in Chinese) [盛裴轩, 毛节泰, 李建国, 等 2003 大气物理学 (北京: 北京大学出版社)第62页]
[2] Liou K N 2003 An Introduction To Atmospheric Radiation (San Diego: Academic Press) p100
[3] Ricchiazzi P, Yang S, Gautier C, Sowle D 1998 B. Am. Meteor. Soc. 79 2101
[4] Mishchenko M I, Travis L D 1997 J. Geophys. Res. 102 16989
[5] Mcguire P C, Wolff M J, Smith M D, Arvidson R E, Murchie S L 2008 IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote Sens. 46 4020
[6] Wu Z S, You J G, Yang R K 2004 Chin. J. Lasers 31 1075 [吴振森, 由金光, 杨瑞科 2004 中国激光 31 1075]
[7] Rao R Z 2012 Modern Optics (Beijing: Scientific Express) p123 (in Chinese) [饶瑞中 2012 现代大气光学(北京: 科学出版社)第123页]
[8] Sommersten E R, Lotsberg J K, Stamnes K, Stamnes J J 2010 J. Quant. Spectrosc. Radiat. Transfer 111 616
[9] Stamnes K 2000 Disort, A General Purpose Fortran Program For Discrete Ordinate Method Radiative Transfer In Scattering And Emitting Layered Media: Documentation Of Methodology. Distort Report 1.1
[10] Hovenier J W 1971 Astron. Astrophys. 13 7
[11] Lacis A A, Mishchenko C J, Caërns M I 1998 Geophys. Res. Lett. 25 135
[12] Zheng Q, Li P, Devaux C, Gu X, Qiao Y, Zhao F, Chen H 2004 Atmospheric Res. 71 233
[13] Hu S, Gao T C, Li H, Liu L, Yi H L, Ben X 2015 Acta Phys. Sin. 64 094201(in Chinese) [胡帅, 高太长, 李浩, 刘磊, 易洪亮, 贲勋 2015 64 094201]
[14] Evans K F, Stephens G L 1991 J. Quant. Spectrosc. Radiat. Transfer 46 413
[15] Schulz F M, Stamnes K 2000 J. Quant. Spectrosc. Radiat. Transfer 65 609
[16] Min Q L, Duan M Z 2004 J. Quant. Spectrosc. Radiat. Transfer 87 243
[17] Ramella-Roman J C, Prahl S A, Jacques S L 2005 Opt. Express 13 4420
[18] Ramella-Roman J C, Prahl S A, Jacques S L 2005 Opt. Express 13 10392
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[21] Kattawar G W, Adams C N 1989 Limnol. Oceanogr. 34 1453
[22] Zhai P W, Hu Y, Trepte C R, Lucker P L 2009 Opt. Express 17 2057
[23] Zhai P W, Hu Y, Chowdhary J, Trepte C R, Lucker P L, Josset D B 2010 J. Quant. Spectrosc. Radiat. Transfer 111 1025
[24] Garcia R D M 2012 J. Quant. Spectrosc. Radiat. Transfer 113 2251
[25] Garcia R D M 2013 J. Quant. Spectrosc. Radiat. Transfer 115 28
[26] Liang Z C, Jin Y Q 2003 Acta Phys. Sin. 52 247(in Chinese) [梁子长, 金亚秋 2003 52 247]
[27] Emde C, Buras R, Blumthaler M 2010 Atmos. Chem. Phys. 10 383
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[29] Wang H X, Zu Y Z, Tian T, Li A J 2013 Acta Phys. Sin. 62 024214(in Chinese) [王红霞, 竹有章, 田涛, 李爱君 2013 62 024214]
[30] Prahl S, Keijzer M, Jacques S L, Welch A J 1989 Dosimetry of Laser Radiation in Medicine and Biology 5 102
[31] Mayer B 2009 Eur. Phys. J. Confer. 1 75
[32] Hess M, Koepke P, Schult I 1998 B. Am. Meteor. Soc. 79 831
[33] Hu S, Gao T C, Liu L, Liu Z T 2013 J. Light Scat. 25 338 (in Chinese) [胡帅, 高太长, 刘磊, 刘志田 2013 光散射学报 25 338]
[34] Hu S, Gao T C, Liu L 2014 J. Meteorol. Sci. 34 612 (in Chinese) [胡帅, 高太长, 刘磊 2014 气象科学 34 612]
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