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Main Title Analysis of Regional Visibility in the Eastern United States Using Aerosol Models.
Author Hanna, A. F. ; Binkowski, F. S. ; Shankar., U. ;
CORP Author Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC. Atmospheric Research and Exposure Assessment Lab. ;MCNC, Research Triangle Park, NC. Information Technologies Div. ;National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Research Triangle Park, NC. Air Resources Lab.
Publisher 1994
Year Published 1994
Report Number EPA/600/A-94/043;
Stock Number PB94-158698
Additional Subjects Aerosols ; Visibility ; Air pollution ; United States ; Mathematical models ; Particulates ; Light scattering ; Absorption ; Sulfates ; Degradation ; Gases ; Rayleigh scattering ; Eastern Region(United States) ; Koschmieder formula ; Regional Particulate Model
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NTIS  PB94-158698 Some EPA libraries have a fiche copy filed under the call number shown. 07/26/2022
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Abstract
Visibility has traditionally been calculated using the Koschmieder formula that relates the distance at which a black object can just be distinguished against the horizon to the extinction coefficient of the assumed homogeneous air path between the object and observer. The light extinction coefficient is the sum of the medium's absorption and scattering coefficients. The components of light extinction include light scattering by air molecules (Rayleigh scattering) and by particles (Mie scattering), and light absorption by gases and by particles. Scattering by particles is the dominant component of light extinction. The authors demonstrate the use of accurate and approximate methods for calculating light extinction to estimate regional visibility. Concentrations of sulfates, which are known to be the major contributors to visibility degradation in the eastern United States, are simulated using the Regional Particulate Model (RPM).