Abstract
Rayleigh optical depths that were calculated by Bucholtz represent
an improvement over previous calculations (from 1.4% to 20%)
because an updated depolarization factor that varied with the
wavelength was used. These optical depths were obtained by
integrating standard atmospheric model temperature and pressure
profiles over height. This integration is a valid method for
obtaining an estimate of the column density and therefore the Rayleigh
optical depth, given that small errors (less than 0.7%) will be
introduced because of quadrature and inaccuracies in any given
model.
© 1998 Optical Society of America
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