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Preferred term

turbidity  

Type

  • http://www.irandoc.ac.ir/onto/irandoc-meta/Concept

Definitions

  • 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. Turbidity is the cloudiness or haziness of a fluid, or of air, caused by individual particles (suspended solids) that are generally invisible to the naked eye, similar to smoke in air.

Obsolete

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http://www.irandoc.acir/onto/irandoc/SWEETT08364

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