A Novel Four-Wavelength Transmissometer for Distinguishing Haze and Fog |
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Authors: | WANG Jiuke MAO Jietai ZHAO Chunsheng YAN Peng MA Nan LIU Pengfei and LIU Xiaoyang |
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Institution: | 1. Department of Atmospheric Science, School of Physics, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China 2. National Marine Environmental Forecasting Center, State Oceanic Administration, Beijing, 100081, China 3. Chinese Academy of Meteorological Sciences, China Meteorological Administration, Beijing, 100081, China 4. Meteorological Observation Center, China Meteorological Administration, Beijing, 100081, China
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Abstract: | Haze and fog exhibit different microphysical and optical properties according to Mie scattering theory. Haze particles are smaller than fog droplets. Light of a shorter wavelength is reduced more than that of a longer wavelength during haze events. In fog, the differences between the extinction coefficients at different wavelengths are not as apparent. On the basis of the different light extinction characteristics of haze and fog, a novel four-wavelength transmissometer based on charge-coupled device (CCD) imaging was designed to distinguish haze from fog with central wavelengths at 415, 516, 650, and 850 nm. The four-wavelength transmissometer was tested in an in-situ experiment during the winter of 2009. Fog was determined when the differences of the extinction coefficients at the four wavelengths were not notable, whereas haze was determined when the light at shorter wavelengths was significantly more reduced than that at longer wavelengths. A threshold which describes the relative size of the extinction coefficients at the four wavelengths was defined to distinguish between fog and haze. The four-wavelength transmissometer provided results consistent with the commercial fog monitor during several measurements made in fog and haze events, especially under conditions of low visibility and high relative humidity. |
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Keywords: | fog haze extinction coefficient four-wavelength transmissometer |
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