Light Scattering Reviews 3

Light Scattering and Reflection

Alexander A Kokhanovsky

Light Scattering Reviews 3 is the third volume in a series devoted to bringing together the state-of-the-art and milestones in our knowledge of light scattering media optics. Contributions from leading researchers focus on both the experimental and theoretical results in the area.

The book summarises current knowledge of the optical properties of single small particles and natural light scattering media. It considers both single and multiple light scattering regimes, together with light scattering and radiative transfer in close-packed media. Focusing on the latest research in experimental and theoretical data, Light Scattering Reviews 3 provides details of experimental results as well as very accurate estimates of various scattering, transport and inverse problems.

• Notes on the contributors
• Preface


Part I Single Light Scattering
1. Observational quantification of the optical properties of cirrus cloud
2. Statistical interpretation of light anomalous diffraction by small particles and its applications in bio-agent detection and monitoring
3. Light scattering by particles with boundary symmetries
4. Scattering by particles on or near a plane surface


Part II Radiative Transfer and Inverse Problems
5. Impact of single- and multi-layered cloudiness on ozone vertical column retrievals using nadir observations of backscattered solar radiation
6. Remote sensing of clouds using linearly and circularly polarized laser beams: techniques to compute signal polarization
7. LIDORT and VLIDORT: Linearized pseudo-spherical scalar and vector discrete ordinate radiative transfer models for use in remote sensing retrieval problems


Part III Bi-directional Reflectance of Light from Natural and Artificial Surfaces
8. Bi-directional reflectance measurements of closely packed natural and prepared particulate surfaces
9. Light scattering from particulate surfaces in geometrical optics approximation
10. Laboratory measurements of reflected light intensity and polarization for selected particulate surfaces



• Index

Extent: 428 pages; colour images throughout
Binding: Hardback
Publication Date: February 2008
ISBN: 978-3-540-48305-2

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