Kokhanovsky Light Scattering Reviews 3

Light Scattering and Reflection
1. Auflage 2008
ISBN: 978-3-540-48546-9
Verlag: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 408 Seiten

Reihe: Springer Praxis Books

This is the 3rd volume of a 'Light Scattering Reviews' series devoted to current knowledge of light scattering problems and both experimental and theoretical research techniques related to their solution. This volume covers applications in remote sensing, inverse problems and geophysics, with a particular focus on terrestrial clouds. The influence of clouds on climate is poorly understood. The theoretical aspects of this problem constitute the main emphasis of this work.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Kokhanovsky, Alexander A.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;Contents;5
2;List of Contributors;11
3;Notes on the contributors;13
4;Preface;21
5;Single Light Scattering;24
5.1;1 Observational quantification of the optical properties of cirrus cloud;26
5.1.1;1.1 Introduction;26
5.1.2;1.2 Measurement of the asymmetry parameter in cirrus;28
5.1.3;1.3 Extinction coefficient and effective radius;36
5.1.4;1.4 Summary of outstanding problems;44
5.1.5;References;45
5.2;2 Statistical interpretation of light anomalous diffraction by small particles and its applications in bio- agent detection and monitoring;50
5.2.1;2.1 Introduction;50
5.2.2;2.2 Review of recent developments in ADT;51
5.2.3;2.3 Applications of light scattering to bacteria monitoring and detection;75
5.2.4;2.4 Conclusion;86
5.2.5;References;86
5.3;3 Light scattering by particles with boundary symmetries;92
5.3.1;3.1 Introduction;92
5.3.2;3.2 Symmetries in linear boundary-value problems;94
5.3.3;3.3 Symmetries in electromagnetic and acoustic scattering problems;101
5.3.4;3.4 Concluding remarks;127
5.3.5;References;127
5.4;4 Scattering by particles on or near a plane surface;132
5.4.1;4.1 Introduction;132
5.4.2;4.2 Single particle on or near a plane surface;133
5.4.3;4.3 Single particle on or near a plane surface coated with a film;142
5.4.4;4.4 System of particles on or near a plane surface;144
5.4.5;4.5 Numerical simulation;147
5.4.6;4.6 Conclusions;152
5.4.7;References;152
6;Radiative Transfer and Inverse Problems;155
6.1;5 Impact of single- and multi-layered cloudiness on ozone vertical column retrievals using nadir observations of backscattered solar radiation;156
6.1.1;5.1 Introduction;156
6.1.2;5.2 Methodology;158
6.1.3;5.3 Atmospheric and cloud models used for forward simulations;160
6.1.4;5.4 Forward simulations;163
6.1.5;5.5 Inverse problem;174
6.1.6;5.6 Results of numerical experiments;187
6.1.7;5.7 Conclusion;199
6.1.8;Appendix A;202
6.1.9;References;208
6.2;6 Remote sensing of clouds using linearly and circularly polarized laser beams: techniques to compute signal polarization;214
6.2.1;6.1 Introduction;214
6.2.2;6.2 Basic theory;218
6.2.3;6.3 Polarized light transmission by a cloud;234
6.2.4;6.4 Polarization of the pulsed lidar return from a cloud;241
6.2.5;6.5 Conclusion;246
6.2.6;References;246
6.3;7 LIDORT and VLIDORT: Linearized pseudo- spherical scalar and vector discrete ordinate radiative transfer models for use in remote sensing retrieval problems;252
6.3.1;7.1 Introduction;252
6.3.2;7.2 Description of VLIDORT and LIDORT;255
6.3.3;7.3 Performance and benchmarking;284
6.3.4;7.4 Preparation of inputs;290
6.3.5;7.5 Concluding remarks;293
6.3.6;References;294
7;Bi-directional Reflectance of Light from Natural and Artificial Surfaces;300
7.1;8 Bi-directional reflectance measurements of closely packed natural and prepared particulate surfaces;302
7.1.1;8.1 Introduction;302
7.1.2;8.2 Definitions of bi-directional reflectance and related quantities;303
7.1.3;8.3 BRDF models;305
7.1.4;8.4 BRDF instrumentation;309
7.1.5;8.5 Controlled BRDF measurements on prepared packed surfaces and comparisons with models;315
7.1.6;8.6 In situ BRDF measurements on benthic sediment floors;324
7.1.7;8.7 Effects of translucent grains and pore liquid complex refractive index on particulate BRDF;335
7.1.8;8.8 Concluding remarks;347
7.1.9;References;348
7.2;9 Light scattering from particulate surfaces in geometrical optics approximation;352
7.2.1;9.1 Introduction;352
7.2.2;9.2 Computer modeling;360
7.2.3;9.3 The shadow-hiding effect and multiple scattering in systems of opaque particles;370
7.2.4;9.4 Single scattering component. Transparent and semitransparent particles;377
7.2.5;9.5 Incoherent multiple scattering;386
7.2.6;9.6 Conclusion;398
7.2.7;References;400
7.3;10 Laboratory measurements of reflected light intensity and polarization for selected particulate surfaces;406
7.3.1;10.1 Introduction;406
7.3.2;10.2 Laboratory instruments and samples;407
7.3.3;10.3 Results of measurements;414
7.3.4;10.4 Conclusion;423
7.3.5;References;424
8;Index;426