A 3D implementation of ray tracing combined with diffraction on facets: Verification and a potential application

Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer

Volumn 100, Issue 1-3, 2006, Pages 103-114

  Clarke, Adrian J M ^a   Hesse, Evelyn ^a   Ulanowski, Zbigniew ^a   Kaye, Paul H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HERTFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cirrus; Diffraction; Light scattering; Nonspherical particles

Indexed keywords

DIELECTRIC MATERIALS; DIFFRACTION; LIGHT SCATTERING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

CIRRUS; NONSPHERICAL PARTICLES;

RAY TRACING;

RAY TRACING;

EID: 33645022356     PISSN: 00224073     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jqsrt.2005.11.028     Document Type: Article

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