1. An aerosol distribution determining system, comprising: a set of light emitters for emitting electromagnetic radiation; a hyperspectral imaging camera for capturing hyperspectral images of the electromagnetic radiation in an absence of and in a presence of an aerosol distribution; a data processing system for determining at least one of a size, a vertical density distribution, and a shape of particles in the aerosol distribution based on a spectral response, an angular distribution, and a polarization of the aerosol distribution derived using the hyperspectral images; and a set of black disks for absorbing at least a portion of the electromagnetic radiation emitted from the set of light emitters, wherein each of the light emitters in the set is mounted on a respective one of the black disks.