A new method for measuring the imaginary part of the atmospheric refractive index structure parameter in the urban surface layer

Yuan, R.; Luo, T.; Sun, J.; Zeng, Z.; Ge, C.; Fu, Y.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-2521-2015

Articles | Volume 15, issue 5

https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-2521-2015

© Author(s) 2015. This work is distributed under
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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-2521-2015

© Author(s) 2015. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

Articles | Volume 15, issue 5

Research article

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06 Mar 2015

Research article |

| 06 Mar 2015

A new method for measuring the imaginary part of the atmospheric refractive index structure parameter in the urban surface layer

R. Yuan, T. Luo, J. Sun, Z. Zeng, C. Ge, and Y. Fu

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RC C6210: 'Review of “A new method for measuring the imaginary part of refractive index structure parameter in the urban surface layer” by Yuan et al.', Anonymous Referee #1, 25 Aug 2014
- AC C10437: 'Answer to the first anonymous referee’s comments on ACPD-14-21285-2014', Renmin Yuan, 24 Dec 2014
RC C9354: 'Comment on “A new method for measuring the imaginary part of refractive index structure parameter in the urban surface layer” by R. Yuan et al.', Anonymous Referee #2, 20 Nov 2014
- AC C10438: 'Answer to the second anonymous referee’s comments on ACPD-14-21285-2014', Renmin Yuan, 24 Dec 2014
RC C9356: 'Referee Comment', Anonymous Referee #3, 20 Nov 2014
AC C10439: 'Answer to the third anonymous referee’s comments on ACPD-14-21285-2014', Renmin Yuan, 24 Dec 2014

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AR by Renmin Yuan on behalf of the Authors (25 Dec 2014) Manuscript

ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (09 Jan 2015) by Xiaohong Liu

ED: Publish as is (08 Feb 2015) by Xiaohong Liu

AR by Renmin Yuan on behalf of the Authors (09 Feb 2015)

Short summary

This study developed a theoretical framework to analyse the contribution of absorption to scintillation, which can be used to derive the imaginary part of the ARISP in the urban atmospheric boundary layer from scintillation measurements. In this study, a simple expression for the imaginary part of the ARISP is obtained, which can be conveniently used to determine the imaginary part of the ARISP from LAS measurements. The experimental results showed good agreement with the presented theory.