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High-similarity analytical model of skylight polarization pattern based on position variations of neutral points
Abstract:
The skylight polarization pattern contains rich information for navigation, meteorological monitoring, and remote sensing. In this paper, we propose a high-similarity analytical model by considering the influence of the solar altitude angle on the neutral point position variations for the distribution pattern of the polarized skylight. A novel function is built to determine the relationship between the neutral point position and solar elevation angle based on a large number of measured data. The experimental results show that the proposed analytical model achieves a higher similarity to measured data compared with existing models. Furthermore, data from several consecutive months verifies the universality, effectiveness, and accuracy of this model.
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