On geometric optics and surface waves for light scattering by spheres

Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer

Volumn 111, Issue 12-13, 2010, Pages 1980-1989

  Liou, K N ^a   Takano, Y ^a   Yang, P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Geometric optics; Lorenz Mie scattering; Ray by ray tracing; Surface waves

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION CROSS SECTIONS; ASYMMETRY FACTOR; BUILDING BLOCKES; EFFICIENT COMPUTATION; EXTERNAL MIXING; EXTINCTION EFFICIENCY; FRAUNHOFER DIFFRACTION; FRESNEL REFLECTIONS; GEOMETRIC OPTICS; GEOMETRIC-OPTICS APPROACH; LORENZ-MIE SCATTERING; RAY-BY-RAY TRACING; SINGLE-SCATTERING ALBEDO; SURFACE WAVE CONTRIBUTIONS;

ABSORPTION; ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; BRILLOUIN SCATTERING; ELEMENTARY PARTICLE SOURCES; GEOMETRY; LAGRANGE MULTIPLIERS; LIGHT REFLECTION; RAY TRACING; REFRACTION; REFRACTIVE INDEX; SCATTERING; SPHERES; SURFACE WAVES; WATER WAVES;

LIGHT;

ALBEDO; LIGHT SCATTERING; MIE THEORY; RAY TRACING; SPHERE; SURFACE WAVE;

EID: 77953694701     PISSN: 00224073     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jqsrt.2010.04.004     Document Type: Article

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