optical thickness

collocation in English

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optical
adjective
uk
/ˈɒp.tɪ.kəl/us
/ˈɑːp.tɪ.kəl/
relating to light or the ability ...
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thickness
noun
uk
/ˈθɪk.nəs/us
/ˈθɪk.nəs/
the quality of ...
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(Definition ofopticalandthicknessfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Computation also shows that theopticalthicknesscannot be a factor.
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There are several known ways to control theopticalthicknessof plasmas.
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Eventually, as material remaining in the spike losesopticalthicknessthrough continual loss of marker material, the spike appears to diminish in amplitude.
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This level is the height of theopticalthicknessat the longwave band seen from space.
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Two major weight factors were allocated: normalization of the emitted macro-photon relative to the most radiated cell of the computational domain and normalization relative to theopticalthicknessof cell.
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The constructed model describes radiation transport adequately only if it takes into account theopticalthicknessof the plasma in a large number of spectral groups.
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Thus, its nearly flat spectrum on the top with steep sides is due to the effect ofopticalthicknesson the bremsstrahlung spectrum.
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As the surface reflectance oropticalthicknessincrease, the degree of polarization decreases.
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Digital holography typically delivers three-dimensional surface oropticalthicknessdata.
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The aerosolopticalthicknesscan then be derived at all other wavelengths, within the range of validity of this formula.
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In principle, if theopticalthicknessat one wavelength and the ngstrm exponent are known, the optical thickness can be computed at a different wavelength.
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However, satellite data show that cloudopticalthicknessactually increases with increasing temperature.
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This makes it possible to calculateopticalthicknessof the micro-object in every point.
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The disadvantage of this material is its lowopticalthickness, as it is a surface treatment.
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The net effect should be a reducedopticalthicknessfor outgoing infrared radiation and a reduced cloud lifetime.
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For waves whose wavelength is close to four times theopticalthicknessof the layers, the many reflections combine with constructive interference, and the layers act as a high-quality reflector.
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In practice, measurements are made of theopticalthicknessof an aerosol layer at two different wavelengths, and the ngstrm exponent is estimated from these measurements using this formula.
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