Backward and forward scattering of electromagnetic waves from partially aligned axially symmetric particles

Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer

Volumn 79-80, Issue , 2003, Pages 1061-1081

  Skaropoulos, Nikolaos C ^a  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Orientational averaging; Precipitating hydrometeors; Preferential orientation; Symmetry relations; T matrix

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SOFTWARE; MATRIX ALGEBRA; SCATTERING; WORLD WIDE WEB;

FORWARD SCATTERING;

ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES;

ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD;

EID: 17144446151     PISSN: 00224073     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-4073(02)00340-0     Document Type: Article

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