Radiative wave and cyclical transfer equations for dense nontenuous media

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

Volumn 2, Issue 12, 1985, Pages 2187-2193

  Tsang, Leung ^a   Ishimaru, Akira ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

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EID: 0038469019     PISSN: 10847529     EISSN: 15208532     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAA.2.002187     Document Type: Article

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