Approximate scalar equations for polarized radiative transfer

Journal of the Optical Society of America A: Optics and Image Science, and Vision

Volumn 15, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 1932-1939

  Pomraning, G C ^a,b   McCormick, N J ^a,b  

^a Engineering IV   (United States)

^b University of Washington   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATTENUATION; EQUATIONS OF MOTION; LIGHT POLARIZATION; LIGHT SCATTERING; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; OPTICAL TRANSFER FUNCTION;

APPROXIMATE SCALAR EQUATIONS; POLARIZED RADIATIVE TRANSFER; STOKES PARAMETER;

RADIATION;

EID: 0032122022     PISSN: 10847529     EISSN: 15208532     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAA.15.001932     Document Type: Article

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