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Entry: Optical depth / thickness
URI: https://terra-vocabulary.org/ncl/FAIR-Incubator/earthsciencevariables/c_f7c23ab8
In radiative transfer, optical thickness or optical depth is the mass of a given absorbing or emitting material in a vertical column of unit cross-sectional area and extending between two specified levels.
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In radiative transfer, optical thickness or optical depth is the mass of a given absorbing or emitting material in a vertical column of unit cross-sectional area and extending between two specified levels.
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Optical depth / thickness
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Optical depth / thickness
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