Computations of the single scattering properties of an ensemble of compact and inhomogeneous rectangular prisms: Implications for cometary dust

Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer

Volumn 88, Issue 1-3, 2004, Pages 219-231

  Vilaplana, Rosario ^a   Moreno, Fernando ^b   Molina, Antonio ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO DE ASTROFÍSICA DE ANDALUCÍA CSIC   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Comet dust; Cometary polarimetry; Remote sensing; Single scattering

Indexed keywords

LINEAR POLARIZATION; MATRIX ELEMENTS; PHASE FUNCTIONS; SINGLE SCATTERING;

APPROXIMATION THEORY; ASPECT RATIO; DUST; ICE; LIGHT POLARIZATION; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS;

LIGHT SCATTERING;

COMET; LIGHT SCATTERING; REMOTE SENSING; SPACE DEBRIS;

EID: 4444225073     PISSN: 00224073     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jqsrt.2004.01.010     Document Type: Article

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