Explaining the polarization signal from rain dichroic effects

Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer

Volumn 105, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 84-101

  Battaglia, A ^a   Simmer, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; CLOUDS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE ABSORPTION; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE EMISSION; MONTE CARLO METHODS; RAIN;

DICHROIC MEDIUM; POLARIZATION SIGNAL; RADIATIVE TRANSFER;

POLARIZATION;

LIGHT SCATTERING; MONTE CARLO ANALYSIS; POLARIZATION; RADIATIVE TRANSFER; RAINDROP;

EID: 33846659040     PISSN: 00224073     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jqsrt.2006.11.012     Document Type: Article

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