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Light Scattering Reviews 3

Light Scattering and Reflection

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  • © 2008

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Editors:
  1. Alexander A. Kokhanovsky

    1. Institute of Environmental Physics, University of Bremen, Bremen, Germany

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  • Summarizes recent developments in the field of light scattering media optics and radiative transfer

Part of the book series: Springer Praxis Books (PRAXIS)

Part of the book sub series: Environmental Sciences (ENVIRONSCI)

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Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XXII
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  4. Bi-directional Reflectance of Light from Natural and Artificial Surfaces

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 277-277
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    2. Bi-directional reflectance measurements of closely packed natural and prepared particulate surfaces

      • Hao Zhang, Kenneth J. Voss
      Pages 279-327

    3. Light scattering from particulate surfaces in geometrical optics approximation

      • Yevgen Grynko, Yuriy G. Shkuratov
      Pages 329-382

    4. Laboratory measurements of reflected light intensity and polarization for selected particulate surfaces

      • Yuriy G. Shkuratov, Andrey A. Ovcharenko, Vladimir A. Psarev, Sergey Y. Bondarenko
      Pages 383-402

  5. Back Matter

    Pages 403-406
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About this book

This volume of Light Scattering Reviews describes some recent advances in a broad area of light scattering media optics. It is composed of three parts. The ?rst part is concerned with single light scattering by small nonspherical p- ticles such as crystals in clouds or suspensions of various cells. Most natural media are characterized by a variety of shapes and often a particular selection of particle shape is not representative of the ensemble of shapes encountered during measurements. This being the case, theoretical calculations are only of limited value and comprehensive experimental studies must be performed to e- cidate the question of optical response for a collection of particles having diverse shapes. The volume opens with the paper of Timothy Garrett, which describes a number of recent in situ airborne experiments related to the quanti?cation of optical properties of cirrus clouds. Min Xu and Alvin Katz discuss a novel statistical approach to deal with the light extinction and absorption properties of small nonspherical particles having a refractive index close to that of the host medium. In this case, van de Hulst’s anomalous di?raction theory can be used. The new approach is applied to studies of bio-agent detection and monitoring. Michael Kahnert presents a comprehensive theoretical treatment of symmetries in linear boundary value problems. The use of symmetries simpli?es electrom- netic scattering problems to a great extent.

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From the reviews: “This one combines state-of-the-art theoretical contributions with applications of light scattering techniques to various fields ranging from cloud optics to microbial biophysics. … ‘Light Scattering Reviews 3’ volume is written by active researchers and recognized experts in their selected light scattering topics. Therefore, it is highly recommended for a broad light scattering community and for other scientists working on related or multidisciplinary problems involving light scattering techniques.” (Nikolai Khlebtsov, Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy & Radiative Transfer, Vol. 111 (1), January, 2010)

Editors and Affiliations

  • Institute of Environmental Physics, University of Bremen, Bremen, Germany

    Alexander A. Kokhanovsky

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