Optics of light scattering media : problems and solutions

Author(s)

• Kokhanovsky, Alex A.

Bibliographic Information

Optics of light scattering media : problems and solutions

Alex A. Kokhanovsky

（Wiley-Praxis series in atmospheric physics and climatology）

John Wiley : Praxis, 1999

Note

Includes bibliographical references (p.195-214) and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

The theory of light scattering by small particles is important to a wide range of applications in astronomy and astrophysics, atmospheric physics and optics, ocean and biological optics, and remote sensing. This text covers modern knowledge of the optical properties of media in single and multiple light scattering regimes, such as snow, clouds and aerosols. This work may be used as a handbook by scientists from a range of different fields. It provides tables that summarize analytical solutions of single and multiple scattering problems and also offers hints for solution.

Table of Contents

• Introduction: light field
• particles
• radiative transfer
• scattering theory. Single light scattering: particles small compared to the wavelength
• particles compared to the wavelength
• particles large compared to the wavelength
• particles with the refractive index close to the refractive index of a host medium
• particles with the refractive index large comparatively to the refractive index of a host medium
• layered particles. Multiple light scattering: radiative transfer equation
• thin layers
• thick layers
• isotropically light scattering layers
• highly anisotropically light scattering layers
• strongly absorbing media
• weakly absorbing media. Light scattering and radiative transfer in close-packed disperse media: single light scattering by densely packed large particles
• multiple light scattering in disperse media with densely packed particles. Applications: radiative characteristics of natural media
• image transfer
• remote sensing and inverse problems
• bio-optics
• planetary optics. Appendices: refractive indices
• exact solutions of light scattering problems for uniform, two-layered and optically active spherical particles
• special functions
• light scattering in Internet
• phase functions.

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Details

• NCID: BA40725556
• ISBN:
  • 0471972606
• LCCN: 98053555
• Country Code: uk
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Chichester ; New York
• Pages/Volumes: x, 217 p
• Size: 24 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : QC427.4
  • DC21 : 535/.43
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Light -- Scattering
  • LCSH : Particles -- Optical properties
  • LCSH : Approximation theory
  • LCSH : Radiative transfer
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA37670955