Light Scattering Reviews 2

by Alexander A. Kokhanovsky

Overview

Light Scattering Reviews is the second 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 provides a valuable picture of recent developments in light scattering, radiative transfer, remote sensing and inversion theory for multiply scattering media. It facilitates studies in optics of turbid media and will be of great importance for researchers in a variety of disciplines.

Divided into three parts, this volume first discusses current problems in remote sensing and global climate modelling, followed by the description of latest advances in the field of inversion theory for multiply scattering media and finally looks at numerical techniques currently used to study optical properties of nonspherical particles and also 3-D radiative transfer.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9783540309321
Publisher:	Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Publication date:	03/12/2007
Series:	Springer Praxis Books
Edition description:	2007
Pages:	352
Product dimensions:	6.69(w) x 9.53(h) x 0.04(d)

Table of Contents

Remote Sensing and Radiative Transfer.- Solar radiative transfer and global climate modelling.- On the remote sensing and radiative properties of cirrus.- Retrieval of cloud optical thickness and effective radius using multispectral remote sensing and accounting for 3D effects.- Raman lidar remote sensing of geophysical media.- Inverse Problems.- Linearization of vector radiative transfer by means of the forward-adjoint perturbation theory and its use in atmospheric remote sensing.- Derivatives of the radiation field and their application to the solution of inverse problems.- Numerical Techniques.- Studies of light scattering by complex particles using the null-field method with discrete sources.- Radiative transfer in horizontally and vertically inhomogeneous turbid media.

Editorial Reviews

From the reviews:

"The monograph includes eight in-depth review chapters contributed by leading experts in various aspects of light scattering and its applications. … this one provides a wealth of information presented mostly in a systematic, self-contained, and accessible form. … This book will be a valuable addition to any research or university library. Individual professional researchers should also seriously consider buying a copy of the book for personal use … ." (Michael I. Mishchenko, Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer, Vol. 109, 2008)

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