Geometric-optics–integral-equation method for light scattering by nonspherical ice crystals

Applied Optics

Volumn 35, Issue 33, 1996, Pages 6568-6584

  Yang, Ping ^a   Liou, K N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERE; ICE CRYSTAL; LIGHT SCATTERING; OPTICS;

EID: 0030319574     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 21553165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.35.006568     Document Type: Article

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