aerosol extinction coefficient derivations
- aerosol extinction coefficient from aerosol optical depth - symbol - description - unit - variable name - \(z^{B}(l)\) - altitude boundaries (\(l \in \{1,2\}\)) - \(m\) - altitude_bounds {:,2} - \(\sigma\) - aerosol extinction coefficient - \(\frac{1}{m}\) - aerosol_extinction_coefficient {:} - \(\tau\) - aerosol optical depth - \(-\) - aerosol_optical_depth {:} - The pattern : for the dimensions can represent {vertical}, {latitude,longitude}, {latitude,longitude,vertical}, {time}, {time,vertical}, {time,latitude,longitude}, {time,latitude,longitude,vertical}, or no dimensions at all. \[\sigma = \frac{\tau}{\lvert z^{B}(2) - z^{B}(1) \rvert}\]