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EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > AIR QUALITY > TURBIDITY  

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  • The effect of (primarily) aerosols, through their total optical depth, in reducing the transmission of direct solar radiation to the surface below that through a purely molecular atmosphere. Measures of turbidity refer to the total aerosol optical depth, either directly at a specified wavelength (e.g., the Volz turbidity factor or the Ängström turbidity coefficient, which is referenced to a wavelength of 1 μm), or indirectly by the ratio of aerosol to Rayleigh optical depth (e.g., the Linke turbidity factor).

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https://vocab.met.no/GCMDSK/227cf2d4-968a-4312-89e6-8c6bcf616e5d

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