Retrieval of elements of the columnar aerosol scattering phase matrix from polarized sky radiance over the ocean: Simulations

Applied Optics

Volumn 36, Issue 30, 1997, Pages 7948-7959

  Zhang, Tianming ^a   Gordon, Howard R ^a  

^a Department of Biology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; OPTICAL PROPERTY; RADIANCE; SCATTERING;

EID: 0031580851     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 21553165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.36.007948     Document Type: Article

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