Software Complex for Assessing the Aerosol Scattering Asymmetry Coefficient in the Near IR Spectrum Area
Climatic changes taking place on Earth in recent decades dictate the need for continuous monitoring and thorough research of the atmosphere. An important role is given to the study of the radiation properties of the atmosphere and underlying surface, which are responsible for the formation of a regional climate. One of the characteristics that largely determines the arrival of solar radiation on the Earth's surface is the asymmetry coefficient of the scattered light fluxes. This paper presents software that implements a method for determining the asymmetry coefficients of a single aerosol scattering by interpolation without using the apparatus for solving inverse problems. The method is developed based on the results of solving the equation of radiation transfer in a cloudless atmosphere. The calculations are performed at wavelengths of 0.675, 0.870, and 1.02 μm, using the data of observations of the brightness of the daytime sky, optical depths of the atmosphere, and the albedo of the underlying surface at solar zenith angles of 65 ÷ 75 as initial data. The calculation results are displayed in tabular form. A block diagram of the algorithm of a data processing program according to the aforementioned method is presented, the features and functionality of the programs included in the complex are considered.